Postcode area · Dundee

DD area guide

Who lives in DD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Population: 285,533 (2024)

DDPostcode area · Dundee

At a glance

What DD is like

The DD postcode area in Scotland covers 9,117 live postcodes and is home to about 285,533 people in 133,333 households. 59.1% of households own their home, 16.5% rent privately and 22.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 51.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD compares

Headline figures for DD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.2/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

93per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Dundee City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

114

114 schools in DD. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
16.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

DD FAQs

Is DD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.2 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is DD safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dundee City recorded 93 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 59.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (32.4%).

Which council covers DD?

The local authority for DD is Dundee City.

DD comes under Dundee City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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