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Housing in DD4 7RX

What the homes in DD4 7RX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Linlathen and Midcraigie
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
969 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.9%). Flats make up 37.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD4 7RXScotland
Detached6.4%23.9%
Semi-detached33.9%23.3%
Terraced23.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat33.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.6% of households in the DD4 7RX area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 12.7% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.

DD4 7RX
26%
66%
Scotland
  • Owned25.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented6.8%12.9%
  • Social rented65.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD4 7RXScotland
Owned outright12.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD4 7RXScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

DD4 7RXScotland
Living alone, under 6632%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%14.3%
Couple, no children8.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 7RX (Linlathen and Midcraigie) (about 969 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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