Postcode district · Dundee City

DD1 area guide

Who lives in DD1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Population: 19,354 (2024)

DD1Postcode district · Dundee City

At a glance

What DD1 is like

The DD1 postcode district in Dundee City covers 597 live postcodes and is home to about 19,354 people in 8,928 households. 22.9% of households own their home, 48.6% rent privately and 26.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 31.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD1 compares

Headline figures for DD1, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 97 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools in DD1. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD1 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
48.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
50.2% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
48.2% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

DD1 FAQs

Is DD1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is DD1 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 DD1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 29.4% of residents. 22.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (76.9%).

Which council covers DD1?

The local authority for DD1 is Dundee City.

DD1 comes under Dundee City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD1?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 97 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Dundee Rail Station, 0.4 miles away.

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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