Postcode · Angus

DD11 1BL area guide

Who lives in DD11 1BL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Arbroath Harbour
Council: Angus
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 567 (2024)

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At a glance

What DD11 1BL is like

DD11 1BL is a postcode in the Arbroath Harbour area of Angus. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 567 people. 47% of households own their home, 29.9% rent privately and 22.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 57.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD11 1BL compares

Headline figures for DD11 1BL, 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

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

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD11 1BL differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
29.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
22% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

DD11 1BL FAQs

Is DD11 1BL 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 DD11 1BL 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 DD11 1BL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 8.7% of residents. 47% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (60.1%).

Which council covers DD11 1BL?

The local authority for DD11 1BL is Angus.

DD11 1BL comes under Angus in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD11 1BL?

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 Arbroath 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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