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Affluence in DD1 3BP

How DD1 3BP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Docks and Wellgate
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,130 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD1 3BP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD1 3BP area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

62.2% of adults in the DD1 3BP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 5.1% are retired and 25.3% are full-time students.

DD1 3BPScotland
Employee, full-time49.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.3%11.5%
Self-employed5.7%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student25.3%8.8%
Retired5.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%5.2%
Other1.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

47.8% of adults in the DD1 3BP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD1 3BPScotland
Higher managerial & professional24%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.8%21.1%
Intermediate8.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.8%7.1%
Semi-routine5%11.2%
Routine3.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3%6.8%
Full-time students23.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

63.6% of adults in the DD1 3BP area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4.1% have no qualifications.

DD1 3BPScotland
Degree level or above63.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent9.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.3%7.6%
No qualifications4.1%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 3BP (Docks and Wellgate) (about 1,130 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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