Local servicesGP surgeryDownfield Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryDownfield Primary Schoolright herePrimarySt Andrew's RC Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBaldragon Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND2.9 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI40 miRailway stationDundee2.6 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre2.2 miFerryAnstruther Harbour22 miBus stops128 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD3 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:21 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:44 am – 3:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,685 residentsin the Downfield census areaMedian age 48.52,167 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,247 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 12% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C852 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 spacesNature Areapark · under a mileCamperdown Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 160 haClatto Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 19 haCaird Parkgolf course · under a mile · 84 haDownfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 8 haFairmuir Park Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 8 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 197933 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202148 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)2,286 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
