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Housing in DD8 2DB

What the homes in DD8 2DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Forfar Central
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
731 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.4%). Flats make up 56.2%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD8 2DBScotland
Detached2.3%23.9%
Semi-detached14.4%23.3%
Terraced29.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat54.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.2% of households in the DD8 2DB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 22.3% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.

DD8 2DB
35%
61%
Scotland
  • Owned35.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented6.3%12.9%
  • Social rented60.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD8 2DBScotland
Owned outright22.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD8 2DBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.4%). 23.3% of households include dependent children.

DD8 2DBScotland
Living alone, under 6631.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%14.3%
Couple, no children13.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%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 DD8 2DB (Forfar Central) (about 731 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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