Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:29 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:43 am – 3:43 pm
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People3,068 residentsin the Salsburgh census areaMedian age 36.71,250 households73% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright22% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 1,729 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, construction 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, 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 0°C1,188 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October63 days of air frost, 1 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)
Nearby landmarksRiven Lochlake · under a mileDuntilland Hillhill · under a mileRoughrigg Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miLilly Lochlake · 2.5 miCant Hillshills · 1.5 miWell Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStane Gardenspark · 3.7 mi · 11 haHolytown Crematorium and Memorial Gardenspark · 3.6 mi · 6 haMemorial Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200332 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.2 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,606 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation238 m781 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 199 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCleland Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryChapelhall Practice2.9 miPharmacyL Rowland & Co (Retail) LTD2.9 miDentistChapelhall Dental Care2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKirk O'Shotts Primary School1.2 miSecondaryCaldervale High School3.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI21 miRailway stationHartwood2.5 miBus stationBurleigh StreetShawhead5.6 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing15 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML7 postcode district.
