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DD3 7AB area guide

Who lives in DD3 7AB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Docks and Wellgate
Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 679 (2024)

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At a glance

What DD3 7AB is like

DD3 7AB is a postcode in the Docks and Wellgate area of Dundee City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 679 people. 28.9% of households own their home, 45.7% rent privately and 23.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 42.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD3 7AB compares

Headline figures for DD3 7AB, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

93per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Dundee City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 106 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD3 7AB differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
45.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
36% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
46.4% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

DD3 7AB FAQs

Is DD3 7AB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is DD3 7AB safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dundee City recorded 93 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DD3 7AB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 26.3% of residents. 28.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (81.8%).

Which council covers DD3 7AB?

The local authority for DD3 7AB is Dundee City.

DD3 7AB comes under Dundee City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD3 7AB?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 106 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Dundee Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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