Housing in DD2 1PU
What the homes in DD2 1PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Western Edge
- Council
- Dundee City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 962 (2024)
DD2 1PUDundee City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (62.2%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
85.1% of households in the DD2 1PU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.1% own outright and 34% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
- Private rented11%12.9%
- Social rented0.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.9%). 28.7% 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 DD2 1PU (Western Edge) (about 962 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.