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Housing in DD3 6PL

What the homes in DD3 6PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
800 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (61.5%). Flats make up 71.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD3 6PLScotland
Detached6.7%23.9%
Semi-detached16.9%23.3%
Terraced5.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat61.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house10%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.8% of households in the DD3 6PL area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.3% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.8% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

DD3 6PL
62%
23%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned61.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented23.3%12.9%
  • Social rented14.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD3 6PLScotland
Owned outright30.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD3 6PLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.9%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.

DD3 6PLScotland
Living alone, under 6626.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%14.3%
Couple, no children15.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households11.5%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 DD3 6PL (City Centre) (about 800 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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