# Broughty Ferry East East Dundee. 3,593 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres. Broughty Ferry East had 3,579 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Middle area. Code S02002861. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) › [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) ## Key figures - **Population: 3,579** (2021). Broughty Ferry East had 3,579 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,311th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 24%** (2022). About 24% of people in Broughty Ferry East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Broughty Ferry East, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 1.0%** (August 2026). In Broughty Ferry East, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S02002861) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 24% of people in Broughty Ferry East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=S02002861) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dundee. The outline is Broughty Ferry East. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S02002861) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dundee. The outline is Broughty Ferry East. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S02002861) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Broughty Ferry East had 3,579 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Broughty Ferry East Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. ## How Broughty Ferry East compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Broughty Ferry East | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 3,579 | 8th least populated | 33 middle areas, Dundee · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 24% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 33 middle areas, Dundee · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.0% | 17th highest | 33 middle areas, Dundee · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 1.0% | 3rd lowest | 33 middle areas, Dundee · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Broughty Ferry East? Broughty Ferry East had 3,579 usual residents at the census. Broughty Ferry East is the 1,311th least populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Dundee These figures are published for the whole of Dundee, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dundee and not Broughty Ferry East alone. [See Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) - **Average house price: £147,974** (August 2026). Dundee’s average house price was £147,974 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £34,860** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dundee earned a median of £34,860 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 57th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in Dundee costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 148,390** (2025). Dundee’s population was an estimated 148,390 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Broughty Ferry East in brief Broughty Ferry East had 3,579 usual residents at the census. About 24% of people in Broughty Ferry East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Broughty Ferry East, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Broughty Ferry East, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: S02002861 - Ward: [The Ferry †](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/ward/the-ferry) - Constituency: [Arbroath and Broughty Ferry †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry) - Council: [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 0.93 km² - People, mid-2024: 3,593* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 32 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Broughty Ferry West](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-west), [Barnhill](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/barnhill), [Balgillo](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/balgillo), [Douglas East](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/douglas-east) ## Latest updates for Broughty Ferry East - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S02002861 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east#f-population. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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