Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:26 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:45 am – 3:40 pm
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People4,373 residentsin the Powmill, Cleish and Scotlandwell census areaMedian age 48.91,792 households88% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,188 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 10%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle23% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 6% 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 -0°C1,440 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksCauldron Linnwaterfall · 1.6 miHempy's Fallswaterfall · 1.9 miBlashie Glenglen · under a mileCowden Knowehill · under a mileRackmill Glenglen · 1.5 miFir Knowehill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMuckhart Nature Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 3 haGartmorn Dam Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 84 haCommunity Gardenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202645 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202645 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,029 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Margaret Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryDollar Health Centre1.4 miPharmacyWeb Alt LTD1.6 miDentistDollar Dental Care LTD1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI18 miRailway stationAlloa6.5 miBus stationShillinghillAlloa6.6 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing9.2 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK14 postcode district.
