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County or areaNorth Ayrshire
Postcode districtKA27
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:37 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:47 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,645 residentsin the Arran census areaMedian age 56.72,255 households74% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright15% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,184 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: hospitality 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,616 mm of rain a year, 62 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January46 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199912 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202524 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,641 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation198 m650 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 302 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArran War Memorial Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryArran Medical Group6.6 miPharmacyArran Pharmacy LTD5.8 miDentistGlenard House5.2 miPolice stationCarradale Police StationCampbeltown7.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCampbeltown Airport CAL18 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK28 miRailway stationArdrossan Harbour19 miBus stationFerry TerminalBrodick5.8 miFerryBrodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationIsle of Arran5.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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