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Affluence in DD2 3EG

How DD2 3EG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Lochee
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,056 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD2 3EG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD2 3EG area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

49.3% of adults in the DD2 3EG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 9.1% are retired and 12.1% are full-time students.

DD2 3EGScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed3.3%7.4%
Unemployed8.8%1.9%
Full-time student12.1%8.8%
Retired9.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.6%5.2%
Other5.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.4% of adults in the DD2 3EG area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD2 3EGScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.2%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine14.2%11.2%
Routine23.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15.2%6.8%
Full-time students10.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.7% of adults in the DD2 3EG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.1% have no qualifications.

DD2 3EGScotland
Degree level or above18.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.6%7.6%
No qualifications23.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD2 3EG (Lochee) (about 1,056 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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