Local servicesGP surgeryBalfron Health Centre4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFintry Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBalfron High School4.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA15 miRailway stationMilngavie8.5 miBus stationRegister RoadKilsyth8.6 miFerryBalmaha Pier13 miBus stops5 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.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:29 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:46 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,091 residentsin the Kippen, Fintry and Gargunnock census areaMedian age 52.01,334 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright12% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,514 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, education 11%, professional and scientific services 8%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,816 mm of rain a year, 63 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January73 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)
Nearby landmarksBlack Spoutwaterfall · under a mileSpout of Balbowiewaterfall · 1.6 miGonachan Glenglen · 1.2 miTurf Hillhill · under a mileDunkessenhill · under a mileGleninevalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 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 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,483 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 415 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
