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Housing in DD7 7BF

What the homes in DD7 7BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carnoustie West
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
810 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 11.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD7 7BFScotland
Detached14.4%23.9%
Semi-detached43.5%23.3%
Terraced31.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.9% of households in the DD7 7BF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.1% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

DD7 7BF
63%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned62.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10%12.9%
  • Social rented27.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD7 7BFScotland
Owned outright32.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD7 7BFScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 22.1% of households include dependent children.

DD7 7BFScotland
Living alone, under 6623.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%14.3%
Couple, no children14.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 7BF (Carnoustie West) (about 810 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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