Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:26 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:44 am – 3:39 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,192 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January71 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 landmarksDevil's Millwaterfall · 1.1 miCauldron Linnwaterfall · 1.1 miGairney Glenglen · under a mileSheil Hillhill · under a mileCow Hillhill · 1.0 miRumbling Bridge Gorgevalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMuckhart Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 84 haLendrick Muirsports ground · 1.3 mi · 34 haMuckhart Nature Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.4 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
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 174 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Margaret Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryDollar Health Centre3.5 miPharmacySaline Pharmacy3.5 miDentistDollar Dental Care LTD3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI17 miRailway stationDunfermline Town8.3 miBus stationBus StationDunfermline7.8 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing7.0 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK14 postcode district.
