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Housing in DD3 8PS

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

Neighbourhood
Fairmuir
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
902 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.1%). Flats make up 42.4%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD3 8PSScotland
Detached16.3%23.9%
Semi-detached36.1%23.3%
Terraced7.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat39.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77% of households in the DD3 8PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 47% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

DD3 8PS
77%
12%
Scotland
  • Owned77%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10.2%12.9%
  • Social rented12.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD3 8PSScotland
Owned outright47%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD3 8PSScotland
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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 66 or over (21.1%). 13.9% of households include dependent children.

DD3 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6619.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.1%14.3%
Couple, no children19.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 8PS (Fairmuir) (about 902 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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