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Dundee area guide

Who lives in Dundee, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dundee City
Region: Scotland
Population: 129,400 (2024)

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At a glance

What Dundee is like

Dundee is a city in Dundee City in Scotland. It is home to about 129,400 people across 60,643 households. 46.6% of households own their home, 22.4% rent privately and 29.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 48.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How Dundee compares

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

AffluenceMore

3.8/ 10

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

CrimeMore

93per 1,000

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

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 71 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

39 schools in Dundee. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Dundee differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
22.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
17.5% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
25.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

Dundee FAQs

Is Dundee a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.8 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 Dundee safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dundee City recorded 93 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in Dundee?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 10.6% of residents. 46.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (47.8%).

Which council covers Dundee?

The local authority for Dundee is Dundee City.

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

How well connected is Dundee?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 71 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dundee Rail Station, 1.3 miles away.

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. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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