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Housing in DD4 7TH

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

Neighbourhood
Douglas West
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
625 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.7%). Flats make up 56%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD4 7THScotland
Detached2.3%23.9%
Semi-detached24.3%23.3%
Terraced20.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat55.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.3% of households in the DD4 7TH area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

DD4 7TH
45%
13%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned45.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented13.3%12.9%
  • Social rented38.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD4 7THScotland
Owned outright23%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD4 7THScotland
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.3%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

DD4 7THScotland
Living alone, under 6635.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%14.3%
Couple, no children13.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 7TH (Douglas West) (about 625 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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