Colliston

15°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 13° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:39

13h 5m 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 · 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)

2 food businesses within 2 miles

• 2 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Arbroath (5.2 km)
• 2 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 (5.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: 22KW Charger At Friockheim Park, Friockheim (4.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5

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

Lara Bird

Scottish National Party

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent / Labour coalition

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

24 jobs advertised · £35,448 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Chief VIP Physician – Elite Maritime Sector, Tax Graduate - Tayside 2027

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 99% · Solar 1%

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 Arbroath and Broughty Ferry:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s401 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership307 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases279 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office273 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth180 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

• 
  Colliston · 0.1 km

  Colliston is a roadside hamlet in Angus, Scotland that is four miles north of Arbroath on the A933 Arbroath to Brechin road, in the parish of St Vigeans.

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  Colliston Castle · 1.6 km

  Colliston Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house, altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, and remains occupied.

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  Colliston railway station · 1.6 km

  Colliston railway station was a railway station at Colliston near Arbroath in Scotland.

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  RM Condor · 1.9 km

  RM Condor is a large Royal Marines base located near Arbroath in East Angus, Scotland. The base also houses 7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery, part of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.

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  45 Commando · 1.9 km

  45 Commando Royal Marines is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within UK Commando Force, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of the Fleet Commander.

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  Letham Grange estate · 2.0 km

  Letham Grange is a mansion and estate situated north of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland. The mansion itself is category B listed.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)