PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Dundee City

Affluence in DD3 7BE

How DD3 7BE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hilltown
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
694 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD3 7BE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD3 7BE area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

55% of adults in the DD3 7BE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 15.1% are retired and 13.4% are full-time students.

DD3 7BEScotland
Employee, full-time38.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.5%
Self-employed3.4%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student13.4%8.8%
Retired15.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.4%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.2% of adults in the DD3 7BE area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD3 7BEScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.6%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine12.5%11.2%
Routine17.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9%6.8%
Full-time students11.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32% of adults in the DD3 7BE area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19% have no qualifications.

DD3 7BEScotland
Degree level or above32%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.6%
No qualifications19%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 7BE (Hilltown) (about 694 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Explore

Look up another area