Local servicesGP surgeryAlyth Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlyth Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND14 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI47 miRailway stationInvergowrie13 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre15 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH11 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:21 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 48 min8:46 am – 3:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,046 residentsin the Alyth census areaMedian age 53.21,480 households65% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,420 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, Scots 1%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C864 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October69 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksHill of Loyalhill · under a mileReekie Linnwaterfall · 3.0 miSlug of Auchranniewaterfall · 3.1 miHill of Alythhill · 1.2 miCorral Poollake · 2.8 miStanners Islandisland · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurn Greenpark · under a mileDen of Alythpark · under a mile · 4 haAlyth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 74 haDiamond Jubilee Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haAlyth Bike Parksports ground · under a mile · 3 haDavie Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197932 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Nov 202550 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.3% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,627 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
