Local servicesGP surgeryTayside Out Of Hours (2)5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryLadyloan Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryArbroath High Schoolunder a milePrimaryTimmergreens Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND18 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ47 miRailway stationArbroathunder a mileBus stationBus StationArbroathunder a mileFerryAnstruther Harbour24 miBus stops135 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD11 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 46 min4:19 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:43 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,458 residentsin the Arbroath Harbour census areaMedian age 44.92,629 households39% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright37% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,050 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 49% go by car, 8% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%, other languages 7%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C707 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksElliot Beachbeach · 1.4 miCairnie Hillhill · under a mileBoulzie Hillhill · under a mileKeptie Pondpond · under a mileCarlingheugh Baybay · 2.5 miDanger Pointwetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSpringfield Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haHigh Commonpark · under a mile · 3 haLow Commonpark · under a mile · 4 haMacDonald Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haCannon Commonplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSaltire Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197949 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202048 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,102 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
