Postcode · Angus

DD10 8NU area guide

Who lives in DD10 8NU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Montrose North
Council: Angus
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 837 (2024)

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At a glance

What DD10 8NU is like

DD10 8NU is a postcode in the Montrose North area of Angus. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 837 people. 74.9% of households own their home, 4.7% rent privately and 18.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 52.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD10 8NU compares

Headline figures for DD10 8NU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

43per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Angus a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 39 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD10 8NU differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 4.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
74.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DD10 8NU FAQs

Is DD10 8NU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 DD10 8NU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Angus recorded 43 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DD10 8NU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.6% of residents. 74.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (40.6%).

Which council covers DD10 8NU?

The local authority for DD10 8NU is Angus.

DD10 8NU comes under Angus in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD10 8NU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 39 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Montrose 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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