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Affluence in DD3 6LP

How DD3 6LP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
City Centre
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
871 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD3 6LP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD3 6LP 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

41.1% of adults in the DD3 6LP area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 8.3% are retired and 32.3% are full-time students.

DD3 6LPScotland
Employee, full-time25.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.3%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed4.9%1.9%
Full-time student32.3%8.8%
Retired8.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.7%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16% of adults in the DD3 6LP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD3 6LPScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.2%21.1%
Intermediate7.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.4%7.1%
Semi-routine9.9%11.2%
Routine15.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.3%6.8%
Full-time students31.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.3% of adults in the DD3 6LP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.2% have no qualifications.

DD3 6LPScotland
Degree level or above30.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent17.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.2%7.6%
No qualifications16.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD3 6LP (City Centre) (about 871 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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