Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:18 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:44 am – 3:33 pm
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People2,935 residentsin the Arbroath Landward census areaMedian age 50.31,303 households79% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,496 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C770 mm of rain a year, 20 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 spacesThe Ben Nowak Centresports ground · 1.1 miSpringfield Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 27 haWest Linkspark · 3.5 mi · 11 haWest Commonpark · 3.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197948 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202048 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband53% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)7.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,459 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArbroath Infirmary3.4 miGP surgeryArbroath Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD2.9 miDentistNo 80 Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryColliston Primary Schoolright hereSecondaryArbroath High School2.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND18 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ45 miRailway stationArbroath3.3 miBus stationBus StationArbroath3.4 miFerryAnstruther Harbour26 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD11 postcode district.
