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Edzell

Edzell is a village in Angus, Scotland, with a population of around 900. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 4 restaurants and cafés, and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Edzell 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
Angus
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

9°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 12° / 4° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:27

9h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Mains Loan, United Kingdom

Road safety

88 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 123 casualties · 7.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 11 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Laurencekirk (11.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£178,424 average▲ 6.1% YoY

Across Angus · to 2026-08

Detached£313,626
Semi-detached£202,168
Terraced£150,744
Flat£98,960

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 170.9p · ESSO (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · ESSO (8.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: NHS Tayside - Stracathro Hospital (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party

Angus and Perthshire Glens

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
  • AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,480 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£748 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% 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%

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 Angus and Perthshire Glens:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Edzell · 0.2 km

    Edzell is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is five miles north of Brechin, by the River North Esk. Edzell is a Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side streets. Originally called S…

  • Edzell railway station · 0.2 km

    Edzell railway station served the village of Edzell, Angus, Scotland from 1896 to 1964 on the Brechin and Edzell District Railway.

  • Inglis Memorial Hall · 0.2 km

    The Inglis Memorial Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, which for much of the 20th century served as Edzell Parish Hall. The structure, which is currently used as a community e…

  • Edzell Castle · 1.6 km

    Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. Edzell Castle was begun around…

  • Edzell Woods · 2.2 km

    Edzell Woods is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Edzell by road, but only one mile (1.6 km) directly east, over the River North Esk, which forms the b…

  • RAF Edzell · 3.1 km

    Royal Air Force Edzell or more simply RAF Edzell is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Aberdeenshire, one mile east of Edzell in Angus, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Edzell?
Edzell is a town in Angus, Scotland, in the Angus local authority.
What is the population of Edzell?
Edzell has an approximate settlement population of 900.
How deprived is Edzell?
The Angus local authority, which includes Edzell, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.