Birkhill and Muirhead

12°COvercast

• Today: 16° / 11° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:38

13h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Lochee Road, United Kingdom

89 reported road collisions (2024)

33 killed or seriously injured · 130 casualties · 7.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

68 food businesses within 2 miles

• 59 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Invergowrie (4.5 km)
• 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£176,959 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Angus · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (2.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

57 charging locations within ~8 km

• 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 135 kW
• Nearest: Camperdown Country Park (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Aberlemno Primary School Celebrates Digital Learning Success!· 10 Sept 2026
• Angus tourism continues to grow as visitor economy reaches £350 million· 8 Sept 2026
• Community Council Elections 2026 – Call for Further Nominations· 4 Sept 2026
• “Open Your Heart. Open Your Home.” Angus Campaign Highlights Need for Foster Carers and Adopters· 4 Sept 2026
• Have your say on Additional Support Needs (ASN) Provision in Angus· 2 Sept 2026

Source: Angus Council

114,610 residents in Angus

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

1% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 8% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party

Angus and Perthshire Glens

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent / Labour coalition

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£748 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,910 disposable income per head (2024)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100% · Solar 0%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Angus and Perthshire Glens:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership330 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s327 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office254 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately148 local signatures · 45,405 nationwide

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

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  Birkhill, Angus · 0.5 km

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• Backmuir Wood · 0.9 km

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  Murder of Elizabeth McCabe · 1.2 km

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• Templeton, Angus · 1.4 km

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  Camperdown Country Park · 1.6 km

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  Royal Dundee Liff Hospital · 1.6 km

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