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Coldside

Ward

South west Dundee. About 19,523 people in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 77% of people in Coldside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
19,257
234th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
77%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Coldside compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

ColdsideMiddle
Population8 wards, Dundee · 2021
Population: every ward in Dundee8 areas from 15,321 to 21,289. The middle area is 19,382. Coldside is 19,257.
19,2574th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 wards, Dundee · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Dundee8 areas from 35.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.5%. Coldside is 77.0%.
77%joint 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage8 wards, Dundee · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dundee8 areas from 84.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.5%. Coldside is 96.7%.
96.7%4th highest
Claimant rate8 wards, Dundee · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dundee8 areas from 1.1% to 6.1%. The middle area is 4.7%. Coldside is 5.8%.
5.8%2nd highest

What is the population of Coldside?

Coldside had 19,257 usual residents at the census.

Coldside is the 234th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Dundee

These figures are published for the whole of Dundee, not for each ward, so they describe all of Dundee and not Coldside alone. See Dundee

Average house price
£146,924
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,860
57th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
Joint 15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
148,390
Down 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Coldside in brief

Coldside had 19,257 usual residents at the census.

About 77% of people in Coldside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Coldside, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Coldside, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.