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Local servicesGP surgeryBalfron Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBalfron Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBalfron High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA14 miRailway stationMilngavie9.1 miBus stationBus StationClydebank12 miFerryBalmaha Pier8.2 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G63 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G63 postcode district.

County or areaStirling
Postcode districtG63
Telephone code01360
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:29 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:47 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,353 residentsin the Balfron and Drymen census areaMedian age 49.51,885 households72% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,195 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 11%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,551 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January59 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlairessan Spoutwaterfall · 1.8 miWhite Yett Glenglen · under a mileLadies' Linnwaterfall · 2.7 miBoquhan Glenglen · 1.3 miSandys Woodwoodland · under a mileMarys Treeswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBalfron Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202633 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202633 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband28% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,009 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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