Local servicesGP surgeryCarnoustie Medical Groupunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBurnside Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryCarnoustie High School1.3 miPrimaryWoodlands Primary School1.6 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND11 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI45 miRailway stationBarry Linksunder a mileBus stationBus StationArbroath7.6 miFerryAnstruther Harbour19 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD7 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:20 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:43 am – 3:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,410 residentsin the Carnoustie West census areaMedian age 44.92,589 households65% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,684 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 12% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C728 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Parks and green spacesCarnoustie Golf Coursesgolf course · under a mile · 150 haCarnoustie House Groundspark · 1.4 mi · 6 haPitskelly Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMonikie Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 78 haLaing Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haRiverview Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197941 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202041 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,688 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
