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Housing in DD4 8SD

What the homes in DD4 8SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Douglas East
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
858 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.8%). Flats make up 23%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD4 8SDScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached39.8%23.3%
Terraced35.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23%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

44.7% of households in the DD4 8SD area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.7% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.

DD4 8SD
45%
47%
Scotland
  • Owned44.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented6.4%12.9%
  • Social rented46.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD4 8SDScotland
Owned outright24.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD4 8SDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

DD4 8SDScotland
Living alone, under 6621.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%14.3%
Couple, no children13.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children14.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 8SD (Douglas East) (about 858 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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