Arbroath

Arbroath is covered by postcode district DD11. It is in the Angus council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 473 of 706 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 9 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes Nearest station Arbroath 450 m from the middle, in a straight line MP Lara Bird Scottish National Party, Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Every postcode in Arbroath, by gigabit broadband

No home or business can get gigabit: 101
Some can get gigabit: 132
Every home and business can get gigabit: 473
Ofcom gives no figure: 14
Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 720 postcodes in Arbroath that ONS places, 101 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 132 have some that can, 473 can all get it and 14 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.5634, longitude -2.5900. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

101 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

DD11 1AR DD11 1AS DD11 1AU DD11 1AX DD11 1AY DD11 1AZ DD11 1BB DD11 1BD DD11 1BE DD11 1BF DD11 1BG DD11 1BH

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

40 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. DD11 1WB, is the one nearest the middle of them.
13 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. DD11 1QL, is the one nearest the middle of them.
7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. DD11 1JG, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Arbroath?

At 473 of the 706 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Arbroath, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Arbroath?

21 of the 720 postcodes now in use in Arbroath came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

DD11 9ATsince April 2026 DD11 5HLsince March 2026 DD11 2EEsince October 2025 DD11 5FQsince March 2025 DD11 9AQsince February 2025 DD11 9AZsince February 2025

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Arbroath?

Ofcom reports on 706 of the 720 postcodes in Arbroath. At 473 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 5 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit473 of 706

Postcodes where every home can get superfast676 of 706

Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband5 of 706

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Arbroath?

The open schools at the postcodes in Arbroath. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Choosing a school, on Parentzone Scotland

Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

How far is the station from Arbroath?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Arbroath is Arbroath Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.

Arbroath Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
Carnoustie Rail Station Railway station 10.0 kmDrive
Golf Street Rail Station Railway station 10.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Who runs Arbroath?

Council: Angus
Parliamentary constituency: Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
Police force area: Scotland
Country: Scotland
MP: Lara Bird (Scottish National Party)

All 720 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Arbroath

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Tell Angus about council tax Council tax, on angus.gov.uk
Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
Register with a GP practice
Take meter readings on the day you move in
Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Arbroath postcodes

720 postcodes in use in Arbroath, by district:

DD11 postcode district,720 postcodes

That district is in the DD postcode area.

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Places near Arbroath

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Carnoustie10.5 km Monifieth16.9 km Montrose18.6 km Brechin19.2 km Forfar20.3 km Tayport22.0 km Dundee25.0 km Newport-on-Tay and Wormit26.6 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Arbroath

What is the postcode for Arbroath?: Postcode district DD11, with 720 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Arbroath in?: Angus. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Arbroath?: Lara Bird (Scottish National Party), for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Arbroath?: Primary schools at its postcodes include Ladyloan Primary School, Warddykes Primary School and Hayshead Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Arbroath High School and Arbroath Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Arbroath have a railway station?: Yes: Arbroath station, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Arbroath?: Ofcom reports on 706 of the 720 postcodes in Arbroath. At 473 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 5 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Arbroath?: 21 of the 720 postcodes now in use in Arbroath came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
National Records of Scotland localities
Ofcom Connected Nations
Scottish Government school list
Department for Transport: NaPTAN
UK Parliament

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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