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Housing in DD5 1EB

What the homes in DD5 1EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Broughty Ferry West
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
898 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (33.5%). Flats make up 38.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD5 1EBScotland
Detached33.5%23.9%
Semi-detached17.3%23.3%
Terraced9.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.2% of households in the DD5 1EB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 60.4% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.

DD5 1EB
82%
Scotland
  • Owned82.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented11.5%12.9%
  • Social rented2.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD5 1EBScotland
Owned outright60.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD5 1EBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.3%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

DD5 1EBScotland
Living alone, under 6611.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over26.3%14.3%
Couple, no children17.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 DD5 1EB (Broughty Ferry West) (about 898 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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