Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 34 min4:29 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:42 am – 3:42 pm
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People3,597 residentsin the Forth, Braehead and Auchengray census areaMedian age 48.81,616 households67% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright26% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,755 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle20% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,260 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January82 days of air frost, 1 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)
Parks and green spacesClimpy Road Gardenspark · 1.1 miStane Gardenspark · 4.0 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 200648 mi away, Dumfries, D & GMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202120 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband17% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,700 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation315 m1,033 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 269 to 338 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalState Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryKingshill Medical Practice1.2 miPharmacyLindsay & Gilmour Chemist1.1 miDentistShotts Dental Practice4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryForth Primary School1.0 miSecondaryCalderhead High School4.7 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI18 miRailway stationFauldhouse3.1 miBus stationBus StationLanark7.7 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry19 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML11 postcode district.
