Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:18 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:43 am – 3:32 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°C736 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, no 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 spacesSpringfield Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 27 haSeaton Parkpark · 1.5 miCliffburn Community Parkpark · 1.5 miSaltire Sports Centresports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Sep 202050 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Sep 202050 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 3.9 · 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
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArbroath Infirmary2.6 miGP surgeryEast Practice, Springfield Medical Centre2.0 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentist121 High Street2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND20 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ45 miRailway stationArbroath2.2 miBus stationBus StationArbroath2.2 miFerryAnstruther Harbour26 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD11 postcode district.
