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Housing in DD7 7HT

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

Neighbourhood
Carnoustie West
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
489 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.1%). Flats make up 63.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD7 7HTScotland
Detached7.3%23.9%
Semi-detached19%23.3%
Terraced10.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.5% of households in the DD7 7HT area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.9% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.5% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.

DD7 7HT
45%
22%
34%
Scotland
  • Owned44.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented21.9%12.9%
  • Social rented33.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD7 7HTScotland
Owned outright25.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD7 7HTScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.9%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.

DD7 7HTScotland
Living alone, under 6624.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over25.9%14.3%
Couple, no children13.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 7HT (Carnoustie West) (about 489 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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