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Housing in DD3 8LS

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

Neighbourhood
Caird Park
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
863 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (74.2%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD3 8LSScotland
Detached9.5%23.9%
Semi-detached74.2%23.3%
Terraced11.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.6% of households in the DD3 8LS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.7% own outright and 36.9% with a mortgage.

DD3 8LS
94%
Scotland
  • Owned93.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented3.9%12.9%
  • Social rented2.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD3 8LSScotland
Owned outright56.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD3 8LSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.7%). 16.8% of households include dependent children.

DD3 8LSScotland
Living alone, under 6610.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%14.3%
Couple, no children23.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 8LS (Caird Park) (about 863 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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