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Wellbank

Wellbank is a village in Angus, Scotland, with a population of around 600. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Monifieth, 5.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wellbank 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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:40

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

5US 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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Monifieth (5.6 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Monifieth (5.5 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 (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (8.3 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Michelin Tyres Dundee (4.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

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

Council control

Conservative / Independent / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

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

  • Wellbank · 0.4 km

    Wellbank is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately three miles north of Dundee, on the B978 road.

  • Gagie railway station · 1.0 km

    Gagie Halt railway station was a railway halt in Scotland, on the Dundee and Forfar direct line, built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. It consisted of a single wooden platform built in 1935.

  • Bucklerheads · 1.5 km

    Bucklershead is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately three miles north of Monifieth, on the B978 road.

  • Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.6 km

    Dundee East was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created for the 1950 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

  • Kingennie · 2.2 km

    Kingennie is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles north of Monifieth. It is mostly known for the Forbes Of Kingennie holiday and golf resort.

  • Kellas, Angus · 2.4 km

    Kellas is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately two miles north of Dundee, on the B978 road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wellbank?
Wellbank is a town in Angus, Scotland, in the Angus local authority.
What is the population of Wellbank?
Wellbank has an approximate settlement population of 600.
How deprived is Wellbank?
The Angus local authority, which includes Wellbank, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.