Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:22 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:47 am – 3:36 pm
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People4,703 residentsin the Bankfoot, Stanley and Murthly census areaMedian age 49.82,134 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,417 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C928 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 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 landmarksLoch of Clunielake · under a mileBlack Lochlake · under a mileIsland of Clunieisland · under a mileDeil's Millwaterfall · 2.2 miChapel Hillhill · under a mileHill of Gourdiehill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSir William Macpherson Parkpark · 3.8 miWellmeadow Gardenspark · 3.8 miDavie Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.9 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)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,329 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlairgowrie & Rattray Cottage Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryArdblair Medical Practice3.4 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD3.8 miDentist64 High Street3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND18 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI43 miRailway stationDunkeld & Birnam5.7 miBus stationBus StationPerth13 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross26 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH10 postcode district.
