Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:33 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:45 am – 3:46 pm
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People3,929 residentsin the Beith East and Rural census areaMedian age 50.51,835 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright19% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,919 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, manufacturing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,444 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 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)
Parks and green spacesBarrmill Parkpark · 1.2 miSpier's Old School Groundspark · 2.6 mi · 7 haLochshore Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 112 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199934 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202532 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAyrshire Central Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryBeith Health Centre GP Practice3.2 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists LTD3.2 miDentistOne Dental Care3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA12 miRailway stationDunlop1.7 miBus stationWillowparkBurnhouseunder a mileFerryArdrossan Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA15 postcode district.
