# Broughty Ferry Town in Dundee, Scotland. Broughty Ferry is a town in Dundee, Scotland. About 17,401 people. Town. Code S45000131. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) Broughty Ferry is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Broughty Ferry add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Population: 17,428** (2021). Broughty Ferry had 17,428 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 600th least populated of 1,209. 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/town/broughty-ferry#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 32%** (2022). About 32% of people in Broughty Ferry 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/town/broughty-ferry#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.4%** (January 2026). In Broughty Ferry, 91.4% 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/town/broughty-ferry#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 1.4%** (August 2026). In Broughty Ferry, 1.4% 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/town/broughty-ferry#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000131) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 32% of people in Broughty Ferry 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=S45000131) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dundee, where most of this town lies. The outline is Broughty Ferry. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000131) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dundee, where most of this town lies. The outline is Broughty Ferry. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000131) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Broughty Ferry had 17,428 usual residents at the census. ## How Broughty Ferry compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Broughty Ferry | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 17,428 | 45th most populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 32% | joint 34th most people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.4% | 44th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 1.4% | joint 8th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Broughty Ferry? Broughty Ferry had 17,428 usual residents at the census. Broughty Ferry is the 600th least populated of 1,209 in the UK. ## Neighbourhoods in Broughty Ferry | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Balgillo - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015451) | 848 | – | – | 92.5% | | [Balgillo - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015452) | 677 | – | – | 81.0% | | [Balgillo - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015453) | 552 | – | – | 99.4% | | [Balgillo - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015454) | 605 | – | – | 94.4% | | [Barnhill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015444) | 664 | – | – | 76.5% | | [Barnhill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015445) | 718 | – | – | 99.7% | | [Barnhill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015446) | 696 | – | – | 88.7% | | [Barnhill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015447) | 568 | – | – | 78.8% | | [Barnhill - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015448) | 901 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Barnhill - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015449) | 697 | – | – | 98.4% | | [Broughty Ferry East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015439) | 547 | – | – | 98.5% | | [Broughty Ferry East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015440) | 693 | – | – | 94.2% | | [Broughty Ferry East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015441) | 646 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Broughty Ferry East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015442) | 840 | – | – | 98.5% | | [Broughty Ferry East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015443) | 853 | – | – | 98.8% | | [Broughty Ferry West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015433) | 827 | – | – | 99.7% | | [Broughty Ferry West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015434) | 895 | – | – | 77.7% | | [Broughty Ferry West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015435) | 897 | – | – | 92.1% | | [Broughty Ferry West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015436) | 613 | – | – | 95.7% | | [Broughty Ferry West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015437) | 895 | – | – | 86.2% | | [Broughty Ferry West - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015438) | 776 | – | – | 95.0% | | [Monifieth West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/angus/neighbourhood/s01014162) | 949 | – | – | 86.8% | | [West Ferry - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/neighbourhood/s01015428) | 730 | – | – | 86.7% | ## Your MP - [Arbroath and Broughty Ferry](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry): Lara Bird (Scottish National Party), MP since June 2026. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) ## Postcode districts covering Broughty Ferry [DD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dd5) ## Middle areas in Broughty Ferry [Balgillo](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/balgillo), [Barnhill](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/barnhill), [Broughty Ferry East](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-east), [Broughty Ferry West](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee/broughty-ferry-west) ## Towns near Broughty Ferry [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee), [Monifieth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/monifieth), [Carnoustie](https://openindex.co.uk/town/carnoustie), [St Andrews](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-andrews), [Forfar](https://openindex.co.uk/town/forfar), [Arbroath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/arbroath) ## Broughty Ferry in brief Broughty Ferry is a town in Dundee, Scotland. About 17,401 people lived in Broughty Ferry in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates). Broughty Ferry had 17,428 usual residents at the census. About 32% of people in Broughty Ferry live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Broughty Ferry, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Broughty Ferry, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: S45000131 - 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: 6.37 km² - People, mid-2024: 17,401* - Neighbourhoods: 23 - Output areas: 157 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee), [Monifieth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/monifieth), [Carnoustie](https://openindex.co.uk/town/carnoustie), [St Andrews](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-andrews), [Forfar](https://openindex.co.uk/town/forfar), [Arbroath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/arbroath) ## Latest updates for Broughty Ferry - 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/S45000131 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/broughty-ferry, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/broughty-ferry#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/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/broughty-ferry