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County or areaDundee City
Postcode districtDD5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:20 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:44 am – 3:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,962 residentsin the West Ferry census areaMedian age 58.51,373 households88% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright5% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate45% of adults are economically active, 1,138 in work, 44% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C793 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWest Ferry Beachbeach · under a mileDundee International Submarine Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miBlack Watch Memorialhistoric site · 2.3 miBroughty Ferry Beachbeach · 2.0 miThe Yellow Castlecastle · 3.0 miReres Hillhill · 1.9 miHare Lawhill · 2.0 miThe Braescliffs · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDawson Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haClaypotts Skating Pondpark · under a mileFinlathen Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 24 haBallumbie Castle Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 48 haClaypotts Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haMonymusk Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197936 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202147 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% 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)1,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDundee Dental Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryGrove Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyL Rowland & Co (Retail) LTD10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWhitfield Dental Care1.0 miPolice stationMaryfield Police StationDundee2.1 miCash machineKEYSTORE2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools11 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryClaypotts Castle Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Pius' RC Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryGreenfield Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND4.9 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI41 miRailway stationBroughty Ferry1.4 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre2.5 miFerryAnstruther Harbour19 miBus stops108 within a mileCar parkCraigie St Car ParkDundee2.0 miEV chargingIONITYDundee1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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