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Housing in DD5 3EA

What the homes in DD5 3EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

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

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (66.5%). Flats make up 68.7%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD5 3EAScotland
Detached5.7%23.9%
Semi-detached16.1%23.3%
Terraced8.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat66.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.3% of households in the DD5 3EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.6% own outright and 16.8% with a mortgage.

DD5 3EA
37%
51%
Scotland
  • Owned37.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.1%12.9%
  • Social rented50.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD5 3EAScotland
Owned outright20.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 55.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD5 3EAScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (37.7%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

DD5 3EAScotland
Living alone, under 6618%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over37.7%14.3%
Couple, no children4.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 3EA (Broughty Ferry East) (about 576 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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