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Affluence in DD5 4LT

How DD5 4LT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Monifieth West
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
677 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD5 4LT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD5 4LT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

49.2% of adults in the DD5 4LT area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 40.2% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.

DD5 4LTScotland
Employee, full-time32.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.6%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student3.8%8.8%
Retired40.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

39.3% of adults in the DD5 4LT area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD5 4LTScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.7%21.1%
Intermediate16.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine9.6%11.2%
Routine11.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.2%6.8%
Full-time students3.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.4% of adults in the DD5 4LT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.4% have no qualifications.

DD5 4LTScotland
Degree level or above34.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.9%7.6%
No qualifications10.4%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 4LT (Monifieth West) (about 677 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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