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Affluence in DD4 9LH

How DD4 9LH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Whitfield
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
629 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD4 9LH is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD4 9LH area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

50% of adults in the DD4 9LH area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.2% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.

DD4 9LHScotland
Employee, full-time34.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.5%
Self-employed2.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student4.1%8.8%
Retired27.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.8%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

15.3% of adults in the DD4 9LH area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD4 9LHScotland
Higher managerial & professional2.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.4%21.1%
Intermediate12.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine17.6%11.2%
Routine24.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.6%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.8% of adults in the DD4 9LH area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 32.2% have no qualifications.

DD4 9LHScotland
Degree level or above12.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications32.2%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 9LH (Whitfield) (about 629 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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