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Housing in DD3 6SU

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

Neighbourhood
Law
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
558 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (76.9%). Flats make up 77.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD3 6SUScotland
Detached3.1%23.9%
Semi-detached13.8%23.3%
Terraced5.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat76.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.8% of households in the DD3 6SU area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.1% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.

DD3 6SU
43%
22%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned42.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented21.6%12.9%
  • Social rented35.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD3 6SUScotland
Owned outright29.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 54.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD3 6SUScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.2%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

DD3 6SUScotland
Living alone, under 6631.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over22.5%14.3%
Couple, no children14.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 6SU (Law) (about 558 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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