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Housing in DD8 4BB

What the homes in DD8 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kirriemuir
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
783 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.6%). Flats make up 44.8%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD8 4BBScotland
Detached18.8%23.9%
Semi-detached17.8%23.3%
Terraced18.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the DD8 4BB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 27.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.8% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.

DD8 4BB
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28%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned42.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented27.8%12.9%
  • Social rented28.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD8 4BBScotland
Owned outright26.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.6%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 64.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD8 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.2%). 12.6% of households include dependent children.

DD8 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6637.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over27%14.3%
Couple, no children11.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.5%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 4BB (Kirriemuir) (about 783 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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