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Monifieth

Monifieth is a town in the City of Dundee, Scotland, with a population of around 8,210. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 8 restaurants and cafés, with 28 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Balmossie, 1.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Monifieth 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
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

11°CSunny

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:23

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry 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

66 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 60 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Monifieth (0.3 km)
  • 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Monifieth (0.2 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 (6.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 194.7p · Asda (10 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Dundee Monifieth (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches16
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds7

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:

  • 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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised · £31,453 avg

e.g. Health Care Assistant, Senior Sales Assistant (Supervisor), Domestic Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

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 80% · Solar 20%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Monifieth · 0.2 km

    Monifieth is a coastal town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. In 2022, the population of Monifieth was 9,367, makin…

  • Monifieth railway station · 0.3 km

    Monifieth railway station serves the town of Monifieth near Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 5 miles 72 chains from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Balmossie and Barry Links. ScotR…

  • Ashludie Hospital · 0.7 km

    Ashludie Hospital was a health facility in Victoria Street, Monifieth, Angus, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Tayside. It remains a Category B listed building.

  • Dighty Burn · 1.4 km

    The Dighty Burn, also known as Dighty Water or Dichty Water, is a burn or stream 20 kilometres (12 mi) in length that flows through the north and east of Dundee, Scotland.

  • Ardestie Castle · 1.4 km

    Ardestie Castle was a late 15th-century L-plan tower house-style castle in Monikie, Angus, Scotland and was roughly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Monifieth. Only partial remains of the castle's foundations survive.

  • A930 road · 1.5 km

    The A930 is a single carriageway road in Angus, Scotland. It runs from Dundee to Carnoustie.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Monifieth?
Monifieth is a town in City of Dundee, Scotland, in the Dundee City local authority.
What is the population of Monifieth?
Monifieth has an approximate settlement population of 8,210.
How deprived is Monifieth?
The Dundee City local authority, which includes Monifieth, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.