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Dundee

Dundee is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of around 148,210. It has around 1 pharmacy and 5 restaurants and cafés, along with 45 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Invergowrie, 0.7 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 Perth and Kinross area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Perth and Kinross
County
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Perth and North Perthshire
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

6°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 10° / 4° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · 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

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Lochee Road, United Kingdom

Road safety

167 reported road collisions (2025)

76 killed or seriously injured · 235 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

112 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 93 passed
  • 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Invergowrie (0.7 km)
  • 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Invergowrie (0.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£231,646 average▼ 0.6% YoY

Across Perth and Kinross · to 2026-08

Detached£393,370
Semi-detached£244,374
Terraced£194,370
Flat£126,482

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (8.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 194.7p · Asda (1.3 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

58 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 135 kW
  • Nearest: Dundee Supercharger (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

154,930 residents in Perth and Kinross

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens118
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

625 jobs advertised · £40,027 avg

e.g. Multi Drop Delivery Driver, Chemotherapy Nurse, Electrical Engineer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£759 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,182 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Invergowrie · 0.4 km

    Invergowrie is a village on the northwest bank of the Firth of Tay to the west of Dundee. Historically part of Perthshire, it was formerly incorporated as part of the city of Dundee, but is now administered as part of…

  • Invergowrie rail accident · 0.5 km

    The Invergowrie rail accident happened in Invergowrie, Scotland, on 22 October 1979. The accident killed five people and injured 51 others.

  • Gowrie Park · 0.6 km

    Gowrie Park is a residential area of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sandwiched between Menzieshill and Dundee Technology Park, it is located in the western edge of the city. The Gowrie Park suburb was developed by…

  • Invergowrie railway station · 0.7 km

    Invergowrie railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Invergowrie, west of the city of Dundee, Scotland on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. It is the only intermediate station between Dundee…

  • Carseview Centre · 0.7 km

    The Carseview Centre is a mental health unit in the grounds of Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, Scotland. It is located on Tom McDonald Avenue, named after the former Lord Provost of Dundee, and takes its name from the l…

  • University of Dundee School of Medicine · 0.9 km

    The University of Dundee School of Medicine is the school concerned with medical education and clinical research at the University of Dundee in Scotland. In 1967, Dundee's medical school became independent in its own…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Compare Perth and Kinross with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

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