Brechin

12°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 15° / 9° · 44% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:37

13h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Angus Forfar Glamis Rd, 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)

62 food businesses within 2 miles

• 55 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Brechin (0.4 km)
• 35 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: 164.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (11.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: 50 KW Charger At Church Street Car Park, Brechin (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds10

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

19 jobs advertised · £34,058 avg

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Source: Adzuna

£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 68% · Solar 32%

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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  Brechin · 0.1 km

  Brechin is a historic market town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic dioces…

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  Brechin Castle · 0.1 km

  Brechin Castle is a castle in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The castle was constructed in stone during the 13th century. Most of the current building dates to the early 18th century, when extensive reconstruction was carr…

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  Brechin Town House · 0.3 km

  Brechin Town House is a municipal structure in the High Street in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The structure, which was used as a museum from 2003 to 2023, is a Category B listed building.

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  Brechin Cathedral · 0.3 km

  Brechin Cathedral is a Scottish church building which dates from the 13th century. It was the cathedral of the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Brechin but has not served that function since the Scottish Reformation i…

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  Bank Street drill hall, Brechin · 0.3 km

  The Bank Street drill hall is a former military installation in Brechin, Scotland.

• Brechin Monastery · 0.3 km

  Brechin Monastery was a Culdee religious house located in the county of Angus in Scotland. It was founded during the reign of Kenneth II (971–995). No trace of the building remains today.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)