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DD8 4HT area guide

Who lives in DD8 4HT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Kirriemuir
Council: Angus
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 949 (2024)

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At a glance

What DD8 4HT is like

DD8 4HT is a postcode in the Kirriemuir area of Angus. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 949 people. 73.6% of households own their home, 9.6% rent privately and 16.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD8 4HT compares

Headline figures for DD8 4HT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

43per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Angus a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD8 4HT differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
73.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DD8 4HT FAQs

Is DD8 4HT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is DD8 4HT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Angus recorded 43 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DD8 4HT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.4% of residents. 73.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (43%).

Which council covers DD8 4HT?

The local authority for DD8 4HT is Angus.

DD8 4HT comes under Angus in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DD8 4HT?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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