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Housing in DD1 9SU

What the homes in DD1 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
709 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (77.3%). Flats make up 94.9%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD1 9SUScotland
Detached1.4%23.9%
Semi-detached2.7%23.3%
Terraced0.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat77.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

7.8% of households in the DD1 9SU area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 86.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 3.4% own outright and 4.4% with a mortgage.

DD1 9SU
87%
Scotland
  • Owned7.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented86.8%12.9%
  • Social rented6.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD1 9SUScotland
Owned outright3.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan4.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent86.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD1 9SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (56.6%). 5.8% of households include dependent children.

DD1 9SUScotland
Living alone, under 6628.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over1.7%14.3%
Couple, no children10.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children3.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0%8.7%
Sharers and other households56.6%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD1 9SU (City Centre) (about 709 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.

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