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Housing in DD9 7BB

What the homes in DD9 7BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brechin East
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59.4%). Flats make up 15.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD9 7BBScotland
Detached11%23.9%
Semi-detached59.4%23.3%
Terraced16.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.6% of households in the DD9 7BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.2% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

DD9 7BB
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13%
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Scotland
  • Owned64.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented13%12.9%
  • Social rented20.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD9 7BBScotland
Owned outright36.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD9 7BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.8%). 32.3% of households include dependent children.

DD9 7BBScotland
Living alone, under 6611%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.3%14.3%
Couple, no children17.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children24.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 7BB (Brechin East) (about 596 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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