PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Dundee City

Housing in DD4 9QL

What the homes in DD4 9QL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitfield
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
776 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63%). Flats make up 63.9%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD4 9QLScotland
Detached2.8%23.9%
Semi-detached25%23.3%
Terraced5.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat63%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

11.7% of households in the DD4 9QL area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 5.7% own outright and 6% with a mortgage.

DD4 9QL
85%
Scotland
  • Owned11.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented3.5%12.9%
  • Social rented84.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD4 9QLScotland
Owned outright5.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD4 9QLScotland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (26.9%). 41.8% of households include dependent children.

DD4 9QLScotland
Living alone, under 6624.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.1%14.3%
Couple, no children6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children26.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children13%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 9QL (Whitfield) (about 776 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.

Explore

Look up another area