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Liff

Liff is a village in the City of Dundee, Scotland, with a population of around 940. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés and 4 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Invergowrie, 2.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Liff 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

5°CClear

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:24

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Lochee Road, United Kingdom

Road safety

138 reported road collisions (2025)

51 killed or seriously injured · 172 casualties · 9.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 20 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Invergowrie (3.7 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Invergowrie (3.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (9.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 194.7p · Asda (2.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

50 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 135 kW
  • Nearest: Peter Vardy - 1 (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds3

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

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party

Angus and Perthshire Glens

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£676 median full-time weekly pay

4.1% 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 Angus and Perthshire Glens:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Liff, Angus · 0.1 km

    Liff is a town in Angus, Scotland, situated 4+1⁄2 miles west-northwest of Dundee on a south-facing slope two miles north of the River Tay. It had a population of 568 in 2011.

  • Liff Parish Church · 0.3 km

    Liff Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in the village of Liff, Angus, Scotland. The present church was completed in 1839 and was designed by the architect William Macdonald Mackenzie. It replaced an…

  • Royal Dundee Liff Hospital · 1.0 km

    The Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, previously known as Dundee Lunatic Asylum and Dundee Royal Lunatic Asylum, was a mental health facility originally established in 1812 in Dundee, Scotland. It was originally located in…

  • Fowlis Castle · 1.1 km

    Fowlis Castle is situated five miles northwest of Dundee, Scotland, in the hamlet of Fowlis. It is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before co…

  • Backmuir Wood · 1.3 km

    Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres (56.89 ha) woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff. Since 199…

  • Benvie · 1.7 km

    Benvie, is a hamlet and former parish and feudal barony in Angus, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Liff?
Liff is a town in City of Dundee, Scotland, in the Dundee City local authority.
What is the population of Liff?
Liff has an approximate settlement population of 940.
How deprived is Liff?
The Dundee City local authority, which includes Liff, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.