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Affluence in DD4 6AY

How DD4 6AY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Docks and Wellgate
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
542 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD4 6AY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD4 6AY area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

46.6% of adults in the DD4 6AY area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 12.3% are retired and 17.4% are full-time students.

DD4 6AYScotland
Employee, full-time34.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.1%11.5%
Self-employed3%7.4%
Unemployed4.7%1.9%
Full-time student17.4%8.8%
Retired12.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled12.1%5.2%
Other4.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.5% of adults in the DD4 6AY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD4 6AYScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.2%21.1%
Intermediate9.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine12.7%11.2%
Routine15%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.3%6.8%
Full-time students16.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.4% of adults in the DD4 6AY area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.5% have no qualifications.

DD4 6AYScotland
Degree level or above36.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND8.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7%7.6%
No qualifications19.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD4 6AY (Docks and Wellgate) (about 542 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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