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Ellon
Town Profile
Ellon is
the largest settlement in Formartine area. It was the
main settlement of the Pictish province of Buchan before
400 BC. The town owes its prominence to the River Ythan
where it acted as the principal ford crossing on the
road from Aberdeen to Peterhead. Up to the mid-1930s
cargo vessels on the Ythan between Ellon and Newburgh
transported coal and lime upstream and grain downstream.
With the
discovery of oil, Ellon has expanded rapidly over the
last two decades and has developed a modern infrastructure
for business development and its expanding population.
To protect
the natural beauty and preserve amenity value the Ythan
Amenity Trust was formed in 1980. Walkways and environmental
management schemes have been established by the Trust
and the local authority.
As part of
the Aberdeenshire Towns Action Programme which brings
together Aberdeenshire Council, Scottish Enterprise
Grampian, Communities Scotland, commerce and community
representatives an economic strategy has been prepared
for Ellon.
| POPULATION |
| 2001 |
(Forecast)
2006 |
| 8,757 |
9,758 |
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| Source:
GROS data and Council forecast |
| HOUSING |
| Housing
Stock |
1991 |
2001 |
Change |
|
|
| No
of Units |
3,258 |
3,558
|
+9% |
|
|
| |
| Recent
Development |
| Past
Completions |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| No.
of Units |
30 |
31 |
7 |
73 |
142 |
| Over
the past five years, 283 additional dwellings have
been built in Ellon. The build rate has increased
considerably over the last two years as the large
site (628 units in total) at Knockothie to the north
of the settlement got underway. In addition, there
have been a number of other smaller developments
on brownfield sites within the settlement itself. |
| |
| Future
Development |
| Future
Completions |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
| No.
of Units |
151 |
119 |
111 |
82 |
|
| There
is a residual capacity on sites zoned for housing
for an additional 472 units, of which 447 have planning
permission. There is planning permission for a further
72 units on other sites. Housing land is mainly
located at Knockothie. |
|
Source:
Housing Schedules 2003, Aberdeenshire Council
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| INDUSTRY |
| Industrial
Land |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Past
Take-Up (Hectares) |
0.24 |
3.04
|
0.58 |
0.28 |
0.00 |
| 18.64
hectares of land zoned for industrial or business
activity remains undeveloped. All this land is marketable,
but only 1.95 hectares are serviced. This land is
located to the east of the town at Castle Park,
and Balmacassie/Knockothie. |
| Source:
Employment Land Audit 2003, Aberdeenshire Council. |
ECONOMIC
- Labour Market
| Main
Employers |
| Company/Organisation |
Activity |
| Barratt
Construction Ltd |
Construction |
| Aberdeenshire
Council |
Local
Government Services |
| Safeway
Stores Plc |
Supermarket
Retailing |
| The
Samamat Care Group Ltd (Auchtercrag Nursing Home) |
Nursing
Home Services |
| Sulzer
Wood Ltd |
Pump
Engineering |
| New
Inn Hotel |
Hotel
and Restaurant |
| Duotool
Ltd |
Hardware
Wholesale |
| Costcutter
Supermarket |
Supermarket
Retailing |
| Burnett
Building Services Ltd |
Building
Contractor |
| Caledonia
Homes |
Construction |
| Bredero
Price Coaters Ltd |
Pipe
Coating Services |
| Bruce
and Partners Ltd |
Estate
Agency |
| Lawrence
Milne & Sons |
Painting
and Decorating |
| |
| Definition
based on more than 40 employees |
| Source:
Various |
| Employment |
| Employees
in Employment |
|
|
| Sector |
Ellon* |
Aberdeenshire |
|
% of
Total |
No. |
% of
Total |
| Agricultural/Fishing |
0.1% |
1,954 |
2.6% |
| Energy/Water |
4.9% |
1,856 |
2.5% |
| Manufacturing |
1.8% |
11,607 |
15.5% |
| Construction |
3.2% |
6,566 |
8.8% |
| Distribution/Hotels/Restaurants |
4.0% |
19,114 |
25.5% |
| Transport/Communications |
0.4% |
3,193 |
4.3% |
| Banking/Insurance/Finance
etc |
14.8% |
8,267 |
11.0% |
| Public
Admin/Education/Health |
34.8% |
18,364 |
24.5% |
| Other
Services |
4.7% |
3,934 |
5.3% |
| Total |
100.00% |
74,854 |
100.00% |
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*
Ellon defined as former district ward Ellon.
Data from agriculture class 0100 (1992 SIC) excluded
from ward analysis. |
| Source:
Annual Business Inquiry 2002, ONS (NOMIS) |
| Unemployment |
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Rates |
| Ellon* |
20 |
7 |
27 |
1.0% |
| Aberdeenshire |
1,646 |
565 |
2,211 |
1.6% |
| Scotland |
82,078 |
23,850 |
105,928 |
3.4% |
| |
| *Ellon
defined as district wards Ellon. Rate is estimated.
Unemployment as at January 2004. |
| Source:
ONS (NOMIS) |
| Travel
to work |
| Workplace
of Ellon Residents |
No. |
%
of Total |
| Ellon* |
1,090 |
27.3% |
| Aberdeen
City |
1,990 |
49.9% |
| Rest
of North East Scotland |
560 |
14.0% |
| Other
(e.g. no fixed workplace/offshore) |
350 |
8.8% |
| Total |
3,990 |
100.0% |
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*Ellon
defined as Postcode Sector AB41.9
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| Source:
1991 Census (Travel to work data from the 2001 Census
will be available later this year) |
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