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Affluence in DD4 8PQ

How DD4 8PQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Douglas West
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
728 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD4 8PQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD4 8PQ area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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

42.4% of adults in the DD4 8PQ area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 21.5% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

DD4 8PQScotland
Employee, full-time25.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time12%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed3.2%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired21.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family9.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled14.1%5.2%
Other3.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.3% of adults in the DD4 8PQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD4 8PQScotland
Higher managerial & professional3%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.2%21.1%
Intermediate9.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%7.1%
Semi-routine16.6%11.2%
Routine22.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.7%6.8%
Full-time students6.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.8% of adults in the DD4 8PQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.8% have no qualifications.

DD4 8PQScotland
Degree level or above14.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.9%7.6%
No qualifications30.8%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 8PQ (Douglas West) (about 728 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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