Postcode district · Angus

DD8 area guide

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

Council: Angus
Region: Scotland
Population: 30,576 (2024)

DD8Postcode district · Angus

At a glance

What DD8 is like

The DD8 postcode district in Angus covers 1,217 live postcodes and is home to about 30,576 people in 14,596 households. 64.8% of households own their home, 13.5% rent privately and 19% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DD8 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.6/ 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

0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

16 schools in DD8. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DD8 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
26.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DD8 FAQs

Is DD8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.6 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is DD8 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.4% of residents. 64.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.5%).

Which council covers DD8?

The local authority for DD8 is Angus.

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

How well connected is DD8?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

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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