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Housing in DD4 0LY

What the homes in DD4 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitfield
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
811 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47%). Flats make up 47%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD4 0LYScotland
Detached2%23.9%
Semi-detached30.9%23.3%
Terraced17.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat47%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.9% of households in the DD4 0LY area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 31.2% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 13.8% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

DD4 0LY
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31%
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Scotland
  • Owned39.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.3%0.9%
  • Private rented31.2%12.9%
  • Social rented22.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD4 0LYScotland
Owned outright13.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD4 0LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.2%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.

DD4 0LYScotland
Living alone, under 6631.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%14.3%
Couple, no children12.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 DD4 0LY (Whitfield) (about 811 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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