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Housing in DD8 2EA

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

Neighbourhood
Forfar Central
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
811 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.4%). Flats make up 52.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD8 2EAScotland
Detached11.7%23.9%
Semi-detached17.4%23.3%
Terraced19%18.2%
Purpose-built flat44.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.5% of households in the DD8 2EA area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.9% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.

DD8 2EA
50%
14%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned49.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented14.3%12.9%
  • Social rented34.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD8 2EAScotland
Owned outright31.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 52.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD8 2EAScotland
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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 (28.4%). 17.6% of households include dependent children.

DD8 2EAScotland
Living alone, under 6625.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over28.4%14.3%
Couple, no children13.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 2EA (Forfar Central) (about 811 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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