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DD1

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Dundee and Hilltown, in Dundee.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DD1 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In DD1, 72.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,514
1,038th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
88.0%
37th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How DD1 compares

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

DD1Middle
Population11 postcode districts, DD · 2021
Population: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 9,302 to 43,189. The middle area is 28,316. DD1 is 15,514.
15,5144th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage11 postcode districts, DD · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 56.4% to 96.9%. The middle area is 72.2%. DD1 is 72.2%.
72.2%6th highest
Claimant rate11 postcode districts, DD · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 1.4% to 5.0%. The middle area is 3.6%. DD1 is 3.6%.
3.6%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6411 postcode districts, DD · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 57.1% to 88.0%. The middle area is 61.5%. DD1 is 88.0%.
88.0%highest

What is the population of DD1?

DD1 had 15,514 usual residents at the census.

DD1 is the 1,038th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in DD1

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
City Centre - 01582No figureNo figure99.6%
City Centre - 05922No figureNo figure26.6%
City Centre - 06927No figureNo figure36.5%
Docks and Wellgate - 011,006No figureNo figure87.9%
Docks and Wellgate - 04930No figureNo figure63.9%
Docks and Wellgate - 05867No figureNo figure53.1%
Docks and Wellgate - 06973No figureNo figure78.1%
Docks and Wellgate - 07501No figureNo figure100.0%
Logie and Blackness - 02801No figureNo figure99.3%
Perth Road - 01562No figureNo figure95.0%
Perth Road - 021,051No figureNo figure88.8%
Perth Road - 032,116No figureNo figure65.6%
Perth Road - 041,237No figureNo figure73.2%
Perth Road - 061,167No figureNo figure84.7%
Perth Road - 071,112No figureNo figure92.6%

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Middle areas in DD13

Postcode sectors in DD16

Council1

Towns in DD11

Postcode districts next to DD14

Nearest rail stations2

More in the DD postcode area2

DD1 in brief

DD1 is a postcode district covering Dundee and Hilltown, in Dundee.

About 13,868 people lived in DD1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

DD1 had 15,514 usual residents at the census.

In DD1, 72.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In DD1, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

88.0% of residents in DD1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.