Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 46 min4:20 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:44 am – 3:34 pm
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People3,850 residentsin the Monikie and Wellbank census areaMedian age 44.51,502 households87% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright4% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 1,955 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C936 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October80 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 spacesMonikie Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 78 haCrombie Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 130 haAshludie Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197940 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202039 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband22% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 176 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStrathmartine Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryMonifieth Medical Practice4.7 miPharmacyW Davidsons & Sons LTD4.8 miDentistPanmure Dental Care4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND9.6 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI46 miRailway stationMonifieth5.2 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre7.6 miFerryAnstruther Harbour24 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD5 postcode district.
