Local servicesGP surgeryCarnoustie Medical Group1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCarlogie Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryWoodlands Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryCarnoustie High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND13 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI47 miRailway stationCarnoustieunder a mileBus stationBus StationArbroath5.6 miFerryAnstruther Harbour20 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:19 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:43 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,265 residentsin the Carnoustie East census areaMedian age 54.42,401 households83% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,249 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, 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°C778 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 spacesCarnoustie House Groundspark · under a mile · 6 haCarnoustie Golf Coursesgolf course · 1.2 mi · 150 haBerryfields Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBeach Hallsports ground · under a mile · 3 haLaing Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haPitskelly Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197944 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202043 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% 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)2,488 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
