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Affluence in DD5 3GQ

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

Neighbourhood
Balgillo
Council
Dundee City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,170 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD5 3GQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD5 3GQ area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

72.4% of adults in the DD5 3GQ area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 10.9% are retired and 11.7% are full-time students.

DD5 3GQScotland
Employee, full-time51%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.5%
Self-employed9.1%7.4%
Unemployed0%1.9%
Full-time student11.7%8.8%
Retired10.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.3%5.2%
Other0.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

52.6% of adults in the DD5 3GQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD5 3GQScotland
Higher managerial & professional21.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional31%21.1%
Intermediate11.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.5%7.1%
Semi-routine4.4%11.2%
Routine3.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.3%6.8%
Full-time students10.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

51.3% of adults in the DD5 3GQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 2.6% have no qualifications.

DD5 3GQScotland
Degree level or above51.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.6%7.6%
No qualifications2.6%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 3GQ (Balgillo) (about 1,170 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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