Local servicesGP surgeryWestgate Medical Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools12 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySt Clement's RC Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryCamperdown Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryHarris Academy1.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND1.7 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI38 miRailway stationInvergowrie1.3 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre3.2 miFerryAnstruther Harbour22 miBus stops92 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD2 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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People4,176 residentsin the Charleston census areaMedian age 37.42,013 households41% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright46% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,738 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 48% go by car, 14% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle88% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%, other languages 9%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C771 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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 spacesCamperdown Parkpark · under a mile · 160 haSouth Road Parkpark · under a mile · 24 haMyrekirk Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haDownfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 78 haLynch Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haLochee Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 10 haSource: 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 197931 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202146 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.7 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)2,324 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
