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Housing in DD2 3FG

What the homes in DD2 3FG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fairmuir
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
519 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.2%). Flats make up 58.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD2 3FGScotland
Detached6.4%23.9%
Semi-detached24.6%23.3%
Terraced17.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat51.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.4% of households in the DD2 3FG area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 22.1% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.8% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

DD2 3FG
58%
22%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned58.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3.9%0.9%
  • Private rented22.1%12.9%
  • Social rented14.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD2 3FGScotland
Owned outright23.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD2 3FGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.2%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.

DD2 3FGScotland
Living alone, under 6635.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%14.3%
Couple, no children21.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.6%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD2 3FG (Fairmuir) (about 519 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.

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