Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 2 min4:14 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 36 min8:53 am – 3:29 pm
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People2,801 residentsin the Rothes and North Speyside census areaMedian age 49.91,341 households68% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright17% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,391 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 24%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 12% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C888 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October76 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jun 197143 mi away, Great GlenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201539 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.5% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,478 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation175 m574 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 229 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStephen Cottage Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryAberlour Medical Practice5.3 miPharmacyBlackridge Pharma LTD5.2 miDentistSpeyside Dental Clinic5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKnockando Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV26 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ47 miRailway stationElgin12 miBus stationBus StationElgin13 miFerryNigg Ferry Terminal29 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB38 postcode district.
