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DD5 2AR area guide

Who lives in DD5 2AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Broughty Ferry West
Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 762 (2024)

DD5 2ARDundee City

At a glance

What DD5 2AR is like

DD5 2AR is a postcode in the Broughty Ferry West area of Dundee City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 762 people. 52.3% of households own their home, 42.3% rent privately and 4.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 85+, and 45.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD5 2AR compares

Headline figures for DD5 2AR, 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 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 DD5 2AR differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
42.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
35.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DD5 2AR FAQs

Is DD5 2AR 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is DD5 2AR 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 DD5 2AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 85+, at 9.5% of residents. 52.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (63.8%).

Which council covers DD5 2AR?

The local authority for DD5 2AR is Dundee City.

DD5 2AR comes under Dundee City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD5 2AR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Broughty Ferry Rail Station, 125 yards 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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