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Affluence in DD5 3DU

How DD5 3DU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Broughty Ferry East
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
576 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD5 3DU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD5 3DU 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

39.1% of adults in the DD5 3DU area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 44.4% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

DD5 3DUScotland
Employee, full-time24%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.9%11.5%
Self-employed5.2%7.4%
Unemployed0.6%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired44.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.2%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.4% of adults in the DD5 3DU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD5 3DUScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.7%21.1%
Intermediate13.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%7.1%
Semi-routine12%11.2%
Routine15.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.9%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24% of adults in the DD5 3DU area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.8% have no qualifications.

DD5 3DUScotland
Degree level or above24%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.7%7.6%
No qualifications25.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD5 3DU (Broughty Ferry East) (about 576 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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