# DD3 8RL: area report for a postcode in Dundee

DD3 8RL is a postcode in Dundee.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dundee. Open the map at DD3 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) › [DD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dd3) › [DD3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dd3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **Dundee, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **Scotland’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Downfield - 06. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **£146,924 average price**: For the whole of Dundee, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DD3 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL
- **5.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Downfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downfield-primary-school-s5324726) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Andrew's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-rc-primary-school-s5321123) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ardler Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ardler-primary-school-s5323428) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Fergus' RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-fergus-rc-primary-school-s5327628) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Sidlaw View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sidlaw-view-primary-school-s5329221) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Baldragon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baldragon-academy-s5331137) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Craigowl Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/craigowl-primary-school-s5320526) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kingspark School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingspark-school-s5331749) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Downfield Surgery (530 m, 8,657 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Macalpine Road (330 m, Spar); Lidl Downfield Dundee (460 m, Lidl); Tesco Dundee Extra (780 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Dundee St Mary's Boswell (910 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £146,924** (July 2026). Dundee’s average house price was £146,924 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,860** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dundee earned a median of £34,860 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 57th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in Dundee costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 148,390** (2025). Dundee’s population was an estimated 148,390 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Downfield - 06 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 490** (2021). Downfield - 06 had 490 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,335th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Downfield - 06, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.1%** (August 2026). In Downfield - 06, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 58.9%** (2021). 58.9% of residents in Downfield - 06 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,201st lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## DD3 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 36,526** (2021). DD3 had 36,526 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 577th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in DD3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.3%** (January 2026). In DD3, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.9%** (August 2026). In DD3, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee)
- Centre: 56.4879, -3.0012

Council: [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dundee Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dundee-central): Chris Law (Scottish National Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0012,56.4879,DD38RL

## How to cite

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