Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a town or village in City of Dundee, Scotland, with three pharmacies, one supermarket, 25 restaurants and cafés, 40 bus stops, and Balmossie railway station 1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broughty Ferry area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dundee City area is among the most deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Dundee City
- County
- City of Dundee
- Constituency
- Dundee East
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 10° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 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
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry Road, United Kingdom
Road safety
126 reported road collisions (2024)
55 killed or seriously injured · 154 casualties · 8.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
226 food businesses within 2 miles
- 203 passed
- 12 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Broughty Ferry (0.9 km)
- 55 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Broughty Ferry (0.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (11.2 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
49 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches24
- Playgrounds13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
148,390 residents in Dundee City
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in Scotland
24% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 37% 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
SNP majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens48
- Restaurants & cafés41
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,895 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £59,306 avg
e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Online History Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£676 median full-time weekly pay
4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,563 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 98% · Solar 2%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Forthill · 0.1 kmForthill Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It is the home of Forfarshire Cricket Club and hosts matches for the Scotland national cricket team. It has been used for cricket since…
- Forthill Primary School · 0.3 km
Forthill Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational state primary school situated in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. Managed by Dundee City Council, it serves the local community and provides e…
- Barnhill, Dundee · 0.8 km
Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village.
Broughty Ferry · 0.8 kmBroughty Ferry is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated int…
Grove Academy · 0.8 kmGrove Academy is an 11–18 mixed secondary school in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. There are four associated feeder primary schools linked to Grove, which are Barnhill, Craigiebarns, Eastern and Forthill.
Broughty Ferry railway station · 0.8 kmBroughty Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 3 miles 38 chains (5.6 km) from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broughty Ferry?
- Broughty Ferry is a town in City of Dundee, Scotland, in the Dundee City local authority.
- How deprived is Broughty Ferry?
- The Dundee City local authority, which includes Broughty Ferry, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.