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Housing in DD7 6DS

What the homes in DD7 6DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carnoustie East
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
885 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (56.9%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD7 6DSScotland
Detached56.9%23.9%
Semi-detached41.6%23.3%
Terraced0%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

95.4% of households in the DD7 6DS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 61.7% own outright and 33.8% with a mortgage.

DD7 6DS
95%
Scotland
  • Owned95.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented2%12.9%
  • Social rented0.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD7 6DSScotland
Owned outright61.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD7 6DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.1%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.

DD7 6DSScotland
Living alone, under 6610.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%14.3%
Couple, no children20.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 DD7 6DS (Carnoustie East) (about 885 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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