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DD4 9BU area guide

Who lives in DD4 9BU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Claverhouse and North Ballumbie
Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 810 (2024)

DD4 9BUDundee City

At a glance

What DD4 9BU is like

DD4 9BU is a postcode in the Claverhouse and North Ballumbie area of Dundee City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 810 people. 92.2% of households own their home, 4.1% rent privately and 1.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 67.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD4 9BU compares

Headline figures for DD4 9BU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

93per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Dundee City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

2.5/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD4 9BU differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 4.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
92.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DD4 9BU FAQs

Is DD4 9BU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10 (limited).

Is DD4 9BU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dundee City recorded 93 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DD4 9BU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.8% of residents. 92.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.3%).

Which council covers DD4 9BU?

The local authority for DD4 9BU is Dundee City.

DD4 9BU comes under Dundee City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD4 9BU?

Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dundee Rail Station, 2.5 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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