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Affluence in DD3 8RX

How DD3 8RX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

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

How well off DD3 8RX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD3 8RX area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

50.9% of adults in the DD3 8RX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 33.6% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

DD3 8RXScotland
Employee, full-time32.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.1%11.5%
Self-employed7.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.2%8.8%
Retired33.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.4%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.9% of adults in the DD3 8RX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD3 8RXScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.4%21.1%
Intermediate13.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine9.7%11.2%
Routine12.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.1%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.6% of adults in the DD3 8RX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.5% have no qualifications.

DD3 8RXScotland
Degree level or above29.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications17.5%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 8RX (Fairmuir) (about 902 residents).

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

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