Housing in DD1 4LY
What the homes in DD1 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Perth Road
- Council
- Dundee City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,665 (2024)
DD1 4LYDundee City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (76.5%). Flats make up 86.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
30% of households in the DD1 4LY area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 58.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19.9% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned30%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
- Private rented58.5%12.9%
- Social rented9%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (41.5%). 3.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD1 4LY (Perth Road) (about 2,665 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.