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Housing in DD3 8BD

What the homes in DD3 8BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fairmuir
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
825 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (25.8%). Flats make up 25.1%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD3 8BDScotland
Detached24.1%23.9%
Semi-detached25.8%23.3%
Terraced23.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat21.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.7% of households in the DD3 8BD area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46.2% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

DD3 8BD
76%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned75.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented15.4%12.9%
  • Social rented4.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD3 8BDScotland
Owned outright46.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD3 8BDScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.6%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

DD3 8BDScotland
Living alone, under 6618.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children17.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%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 8BD (Fairmuir) (about 825 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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