Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:28 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:45 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,345 residentsin the Plean and Rural SE census areaMedian age 41.11,391 households64% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright28% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,641 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,261 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January51 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)
Parks and green spacesPlean Country Parkpark · under a mile · 90 haGlenbervie Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 75 haWelfare Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haHerbertshire Castle Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202643 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202643 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,817 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLochview Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryTor Medical Groupunder a milePharmacyA D Healthcare LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGlenbervie Dental Clinic2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryEast Plean Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Margaret's RC Primary1.6 miSecondaryDenny High School2.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI21 miRailway stationLarbert2.9 miBus stationForth Valley Royal HospitalLarbert2.4 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK7 postcode district.
