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County or areaMoray
Postcode districtAB56
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 5 min4:11 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min8:53 am – 3:26 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,337 residentsin the Mosstodloch, Portgordon, Urquhart and seaward census areaMedian age 51.82,003 households77% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright14% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,026 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C815 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWomen's Land Army Scotland Memorialhistoric site · 1.2 miCore Linnwaterfall · 1.9 miTannachy Sandsbeach · 1.7 miWhitefield Linnwaterfall · 2.7 miMoray Coast Trailwalk or trail · 1.4 miHowe of Tarwathievalley · under a mileNorrie Scalpbeach · 2.6 miThe Nookbay · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBuckpool Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haQueen Street Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haBuckpool Harbour Parkpark · 1.7 miLinzee Gordon Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haIan Johnston Parkplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201531 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201531 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,121 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSeafield Hospital1.1 miGP surgerySeafield & Cullen Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistBuckie Dental Practice1.7 miPolice stationLossiemouth Police Station12 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBuckie1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPortgordon Primary School1.0 miPrimarySt Peter's RC Primary School1.6 miSecondaryBuckie High School1.6 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV40 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ43 miRailway stationKeith7.2 miBus stationBus StationElgin12 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationKeith7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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