Local servicesGP surgeryColdside Medical Practice21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools22 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryDens Road Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Peter & Paul RC Schoolunder a mileSecondarySt Paul's RC Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND2.7 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI40 miRailway stationDundee1.6 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre1.1 miFerryAnstruther Harbour21 miBus stops199 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD4 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:21 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:44 am – 3:35 pm
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People4,942 residentsin the Clepington census areaMedian age 38.02,896 households34% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright34% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,276 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 47% go by car, 11% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%, other languages 12%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C729 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksDen of Mainsvalley · under a mileDundee Lawhill · under a mileWest Ferry Beachbeach · 3.1 miBalgay Hillhill · 1.8 miTrottick Mill Pondspond · under a mileSidlaw Hillshills · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCaird Parkgolf course · under a mile · 84 haBaxter Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haFinlathen Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 24 haMill of Mains Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haFairmuir Park Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 8 haGussie Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197933 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202147 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
