Forfar

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 8° · 64% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:40

13h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US 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)

115 food businesses within 2 miles

• 93 passed
• 10 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 76 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£176,959 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Angus · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (0.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · Asda (0.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Asda Forfar Superstore (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms5
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches25
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds17

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)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens66
• Restaurants & cafés36

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

169 jobs advertised · £35,852 avg

e.g. Online French Tutoring Job in Aberlemno – Flexible Schedule, Retail Cleaner (6 hours), Become a Spanish Tutor in Forfar – Flexible & Remote

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 98% · Solar 2%

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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  Kirriemuir sculptured stones · 0.1 km

  The Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones are a series of Class II and III Pictish stones found in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Their existence points to Kirriemuir being an important ecclesiastical centre in the late first m…

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  Dunnichen Stone · 0.1 km

  The Dunnichen Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone that was discovered in 1811 at Dunnichen, Angus. It probably dates to the 7th century AD.

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  Meffan Institute · 0.1 km

  The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. Opened in 1898, it houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone…

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  Forfar · 0.2 km

  Forfar is a market town, historical royal burgh and the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the to…

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  Forfar Town and County Hall · 0.2 km

  Forfar Town and County Hall is a municipal building in The Cross, Forfar, Scotland. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of the Angus Council, is a Category B listed building.

• Forfar Castle · 0.2 km

  Forfar Castle was an 11th-century castle to the west of Forfar, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)