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Housing in DD9 6BB

What the homes in DD9 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brechin West
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
634 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.8%). Flats make up 31.6%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD9 6BBScotland
Detached12.1%23.9%
Semi-detached35.8%23.3%
Terraced17.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.2% of households in the DD9 6BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.2% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.

DD9 6BB
63%
18%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned63.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented18.2%12.9%
  • Social rented17.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD9 6BBScotland
Owned outright32.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD9 6BBScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

DD9 6BBScotland
Living alone, under 6626.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14%14.3%
Couple, no children17.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.6%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 DD9 6BB (Brechin West) (about 634 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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