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Lochee

Ward

West Dundee. About 20,110 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 35% of people in Lochee live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
19,507
Joint 219th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
35%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lochee compares

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

LocheeMiddle
Population8 wards, Dundee · 2021
Population: every ward in Dundee8 areas from 15,321 to 21,289. The middle area is 19,382. Lochee is 19,507.
19,5074th most 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%. Lochee is 35.0%.
35%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%. Lochee is 96.3%.
96.3%4th lowest
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%. Lochee is 5.7%.
5.7%3rd highest

What is the population of Lochee?

Lochee had 19,507 usual residents at the census.

Lochee is the joint 219th 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 Lochee 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
Lochee in brief

Lochee had 19,507 usual residents at the census.

About 35% of people in Lochee live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lochee, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lochee, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.