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Dundee

Dundee is a town in Angus, Scotland, with a population of around 148,210. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 1 restaurant or café, along with 19 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Broughty Ferry, 3.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dundee area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Angus area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Angus
County
Angus
Constituency
Dundee East
Police force
Scotland
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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:37

13h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

44US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry Road, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

188 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 169 passed
  • 11 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Broughty Ferry (3.7 km)
  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Broughty Ferry (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£176,959 average 4.4% YoY

Across Angus · to 2026-06

Detached£312,321
Semi-detached£200,720
Terraced£148,742
Flat£97,970

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (4.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (9.4 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

61 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Whitfield Centre (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches9
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

114,610 residents in Angus

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Your MP

Lara Bird

Scottish National Party

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

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

Conservative / Independent / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens99
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

800 jobs advertised · £35,789 avg

e.g. Senior Nursery Room Leader, Area Manager, DDD1, Casual Chef

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

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 yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ballumbie · 0.4 km

    Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee, Scotland. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th-century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumb…

  • Braeview Academy · 0.8 km

    Braeview Academy was a secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. Situated on top of a steep hill (brae), it was originally named Whitfield High School. when it opened doors in 1970.

  • Burnside of Duntrune · 0.8 km

    Burnside of Duntrune is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 1 km North of Ballumbie on the outskirts of Dundee, on the Fithie Burn.

  • Dundee St James F.C. · 0.9 km

    Dundee St James are a Scottish football club from the Mid-Craigie area in the east of Dundee. They are members of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently play in the Midlands Football…

  • Ballumbie Primary School · 1.1 km

    Ballumbie Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational state primary school located in the Whitfield area of Dundee, Scotland. Managed by Dundee City Council, it provides early learning and primary education…

  • Whitfield, Dundee · 1.6 km

    Whitfield is a residential, social-housing scheme located to the north of Dundee, Scotland. Building of scheme commenced in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population. Much of the housing was low rise, dec…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Dundee?
Dundee is a town in Angus, Scotland, in the Angus local authority.
What is the population of Dundee?
Dundee has an approximate settlement population of 148,210.
How deprived is Dundee?
The Angus local authority, which includes Dundee, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.