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Dundee

Dundee is a town in the City of Dundee, Scotland, with a population of around 148,210. It has around 2 schools, 4 GP surgeries, 8 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 60 restaurants and cafés, along with 104 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Dundee, 2.2 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 Dundee City area is among the most deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Dundee City
County
City of Dundee
Constituency
Dundee West
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

12°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 19° / 9° · 55% 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

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Meadowside, 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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 425 passed
  • 44 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dundee (1.4 km)
  • 138 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dundee (1.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (2.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (4.7 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

71 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 135 kW
  • Nearest: Viga (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres9
  • Gyms6
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches39
  • Playgrounds27

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

Chris Law

Scottish National Party

Dundee Central

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

  • Schools14
  • GPs & clinics14
  • Pharmacies13
  • Supermarkets9
  • Parks & greens519
  • Restaurants & cafés180

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,895 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

£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 100%

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 Dundee Central:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hilltown, Dundee · 0.1 km

    Hilltown in Dundee, Scotland, is a mainly residential area to the north of the City Centre and lying to the south of the main circular road.

  • St Salvador's Church, Dundee · 0.2 km

    St Salvador's Church is a Scottish Episcopal Church building in Dundee, designed in a Gothic Revival version of the English, Welsh and Scottish Decorated Style by George Frederick Bodley. Its dedication is a medieval…

  • Rosebank Primary School · 0.2 km

    Rosebank Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational primary school situated in the Hilltown area of Dundee, Scotland. Managed by Dundee City Council, the school provides education for children living just n…

  • Our Lady's RC Primary School · 0.3 km

    Our Lady's RC Primary School is a co-educational Roman Catholic primary school situated in the Hilltown area of Dundee, Scotland. Governed by Dundee City Council, the school sits just north of the city centre along Al…

  • St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church, Dundee · 0.3 km

    St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church is Roman Catholic Parish Church in Dundee, Scotland. It was built from 1850 and opened in 1851, twenty-seven years before the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy. It is situated…

  • Dens Road Primary School · 0.5 km

    Dens Road Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational state primary school situated in Dundee, Scotland. Managed by Dundee City Council, it serves the local inner-city community, providing early learning and…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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