Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 43 min4:25 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 52 min8:46 am – 3:39 pm
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People4,099 residentsin the Almondbank and Pitcairngreen census areaMedian age 52.01,810 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,092 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C1,023 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January68 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)
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202636 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202636 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · 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
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,931 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margaret's Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySt Margaret's Health Centre4.7 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD4.4 miDentistInfinityblu Dental Care & Implant Clinic4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMadderty Primary School1.4 miAll-throughThe Community School of Auchterarder4.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND27 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI31 miRailway stationGleneaglesAuchterarder6.0 miBus stationBus StationPerth11 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing16 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH7 postcode district.
