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Affluence in DD1 2HF

How DD1 2HF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Docks and Wellgate
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
787 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD1 2HF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD1 2HF area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

41.4% of adults in the DD1 2HF area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 7.3% are retired and 36.7% are full-time students.

DD1 2HFScotland
Employee, full-time29.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.2%11.5%
Self-employed4.4%7.4%
Unemployed3.8%1.9%
Full-time student36.7%8.8%
Retired7.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.5%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.7% of adults in the DD1 2HF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD1 2HFScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional12%21.1%
Intermediate7.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical3.9%7.1%
Semi-routine7.6%11.2%
Routine10.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.4%6.8%
Full-time students36.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

42.7% of adults in the DD1 2HF area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.9% have no qualifications.

DD1 2HFScotland
Degree level or above42.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13%13.2%
Highers or equivalent17.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent12.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship1.8%7.6%
No qualifications11.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD1 2HF (Docks and Wellgate) (about 787 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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