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DD2 1RG area guide

Who lives in DD2 1RG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Logie and Blackness
Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 862 (2024)

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At a glance

What DD2 1RG is like

DD2 1RG is a postcode in the Logie and Blackness area of Dundee City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 862 people. 24.4% of households own their home, 44.9% rent privately and 29.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 37.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD2 1RG compares

Headline figures for DD2 1RG, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 73 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 DD2 1RG differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
44.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
31.6% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
45.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

DD2 1RG FAQs

Is DD2 1RG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 DD2 1RG 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 DD2 1RG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 23.1% of residents. 24.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (91.1%).

Which council covers DD2 1RG?

The local authority for DD2 1RG is Dundee City.

DD2 1RG comes under Dundee City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD2 1RG?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 73 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, 1 mile 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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