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DD8 3JR

Postcode

A postcode in Forfar East - 02, Forfar and District ward, Angus.

This report describes the area around DD8 3JR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around DD8 3JR

Schools near DD8 3JR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Forfar Academy
Secondary
400 m
5 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Whitehills Primary School
Primary
740 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Strathmore Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Langlands Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of DD8 3JR

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Academy Medical Centre8,691 registered patients830 m
  • Ravenswood Surgery4,870 registered patients860 m
  • Lour Road Group Practice7,497 registered patients950 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Forfar SuperstoreTesco290 m
  • Farmfoods ForfarFarmfoods370 m
  • Lidl ForfarLidl420 m
  • Aldi ForfarAldi580 m
  • Morrisons Daily Forfar East High StreetMorrisons720 m

The neighbourhood: Forfar East - 02

Everything about Forfar East - 02
Population
376
Joint 733rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.4%
Joint 3,067th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: DD8

Everything about DD8
Population
28,316
Joint 1,009th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
5%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.