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Affluence in DD8 3DL

How DD8 3DL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Forfar East
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
677 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD8 3DL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD8 3DL area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

57.3% of adults in the DD8 3DL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24.7% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

DD8 3DLScotland
Employee, full-time35%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.4%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired24.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.8%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.7% of adults in the DD8 3DL area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD8 3DLScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.9%21.1%
Intermediate13.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine15%11.2%
Routine16.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6%6.8%
Full-time students6.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.4% of adults in the DD8 3DL area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.7% have no qualifications.

DD8 3DLScotland
Degree level or above23.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.6%7.6%
No qualifications17.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD8 3DL (Forfar East) (about 677 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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