Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:34 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:43 am – 3:47 pm
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People5,880 residentsin the Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton census areaMedian age 43.12,603 households65% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright25% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,707 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 64% go by car, 6% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,146 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksBushby Hillhill · under a mileFail Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileBlack Woodwoodland · under a mileSwan Lochlake · 3.6 miNess Waterfallwaterfall · 4.3 miBraeheadhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShawoodpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199932 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,791 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBiggart Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryBallochmyle Medical Group4.2 miPharmacyBestway National Chemist LTD2.4 miDentistMauchline Dental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK5.5 miRailway stationAuchinleck6.1 miBus stationKilmarnock Bus Station7.6 miFerryAyr Compass Pier8.3 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA5 postcode district.
