Dundee City

Dundee City is a city in City of Dundee, Scotland, with a population of around 148,000. It has 2 schools, 6 GP surgeries, 8 pharmacies, 1 park, and around 44 restaurants and cafés, along with 80 bus stops and Dundee railway station 2.3 km away. Covers 6 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Dundee City is among the most deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

12°COvercast

Today: 20° / 10° · 77% rain
Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:40

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

61US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Mains Loan, United Kingdom

Road safety

126 reported road collisions (2024)

55 killed or seriously injured · 154 casualties · 8.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

428 passed
38 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Dundee (2.3 km)
80 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dundee (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (1.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (4.9 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

71 charging locations within ~8 km

21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 135 kW
Nearest: 203020 Taxis (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres5
Gyms4
Sports pitches41
Playgrounds26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

148,390 residents in Dundee City

Under 16: 16%
16–64: 65%
65+: 19%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Scotland

24% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 37% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Chris Law

Scottish National Party

Dundee Central

Recent votes:

AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools13
GPs & clinics12
Pharmacies9
Supermarkets5
Parks & greens440
Restaurants & cafés53

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£676 median full-time weekly pay

4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,563 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100% · Solar 0%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.4
Feeling worthwhile7.7
Happiness yesterday7.0
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dundee Central:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership518 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s315 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases310 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office217 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test138 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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Tannadice Park · 0.4 km
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Dundee United W.F.C. · 0.5 km
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Tay FM · 0.5 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)