Housing in DD3 8RF
What the homes in DD3 8RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Downfield
- Council
- Dundee City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 503 (2024)
DD3 8RFDundee City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.9%). Flats make up 35.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
81.2% of households in the DD3 8RF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.8% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.2%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
- Private rented9.8%12.9%
- Social rented9.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.9%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD3 8RF (Downfield) (about 503 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.