Downfield is a residential area located in the north of Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, Scotland

Scotland

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, centred on the stretch of the Strathmartine Road between the Kingsway and the northern boundary of Dundee. The area is bordered by St Marys

St Marys, Dundee

St Mary's is a resendential area of Dundee located in the extreme northwest of the city, to the north of Ardler and west of Kirkton. It is also bounded on the east by Downfield Golf Club, to the northwest by Clatto Country Park and to the north by Craigowl View.The scheme was built on farmland...

 and Ardler

Ardler

Ardler is an area in the north-west of Dundee, Scotland, built on land previously owned by Downfield Golf Club. The housing scheme was completed in the late 1960s and was synonymous with the six 17-storey multi-story blocks that formed the northern part of the scheme, and which were demolished...

 to the west, Kirkton

Kirkton, Dundee

Kirkton is a residential area in Dundee. It is a residential housing scheme located in the north of Dundee. The area is bordered by The Dales to the west, Claverhouse to the east and Fairmuir to the south....

 to the east and Fairmuir to the south.

Downfield is sometimes considered to be part of the neighbouring areas, although Downfield is retained in the name of the local parish "Downfield South", and by the bus route which services the area. It also had a local railway station "Downfield Railway Station".

Education

There are two primary schools in the Kirkton/Downfield area. Downfield Primary and Sidlaw View. Also Baldragon Academy along with Kingspark Special School for children with learning difficulties. Though these are sometimes considered to be in the Kirkton

Kirkton, Dundee

Kirkton is a residential area in Dundee. It is a residential housing scheme located in the north of Dundee. The area is bordered by The Dales to the west, Claverhouse to the east and Fairmuir to the south....

area. A number of new schools have recently been built in and around the area as part of the Dundee Schools PPP project.

New School	Replaces
Downfield Primary	The old school building (now used by Dundee Council as Downfield house)
Craigowl Primary	Macalpine Primary and Brackens Primary
St Andrew's Primary	St Margaret's Primary and St Columba's Primary
St Paul's Academy	Lawside Academy and St Saviour's High

Transport services

Downfield is in the North Terminus for 22 Bus Service Downfield to City Centre.

Historically, Downfield had a railway station and tram links.