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Affluence in DD2 3GS

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

Neighbourhood
Ardler and St Marys
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
704 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD2 3GS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD2 3GS area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

64.5% of adults in the DD2 3GS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 9.2% are retired and 9.9% are full-time students.

DD2 3GSScotland
Employee, full-time41.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time17.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student9.9%8.8%
Retired9.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.7%5.2%
Other3.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.2% of adults in the DD2 3GS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD2 3GSScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.6%21.1%
Intermediate12.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine13.6%11.2%
Routine18.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.5%6.8%
Full-time students10.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.7% of adults in the DD2 3GS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.3% have no qualifications.

DD2 3GSScotland
Degree level or above23.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.6%
No qualifications19.3%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 3GS (Ardler and St Marys) (about 704 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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