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Housing in DD9 7EA

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

Neighbourhood
Brechin East
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
702 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.9%). Flats make up 52.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD9 7EAScotland
Detached3%23.9%
Semi-detached23.3%23.3%
Terraced18.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat49.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44% of households in the DD9 7EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.5% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.

DD9 7EA
44%
18%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned44%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented18%12.9%
  • Social rented35.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD9 7EAScotland
Owned outright23.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent18%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD9 7EAScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.2%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

DD9 7EAScotland
Living alone, under 6633.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%14.3%
Couple, no children15.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.1%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 7EA (Brechin East) (about 702 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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