# DD9 6LG: area report for a postcode in Angus

DD9 6LG is a postcode in Angus.

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 Angus. Open the map at DD9 6LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) › [DD9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dd9) › [DD9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dd9-6)

## 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=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **Montrose, 13 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **Scotland’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Brechin West - 05. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **£178,455 average price**: For the whole of Angus, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **96.2% can get gigabit broadband at DD9 6LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG
- **4.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brechin High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brechin-high-school-s5307236) | Secondary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Maisondieu Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maisondieu-primary-school-s5301521) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Brechin (970 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £178,455** (July 2026). Angus’s average house price was £178,455 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,291** (2025). Full-time workers living in Angus earned a median of £37,291 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 134th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in Angus costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 36th 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: 114,610** (2025). Angus’s population was an estimated 114,610 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Brechin West - 05 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 974** (2021). Brechin West - 05 had 974 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,467th 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: 79.3%** (January 2026). In Brechin West - 05, 79.3% 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: 1.4%** (August 2026). In Brechin West - 05, 1.4% 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: 52.5%** (2021). 52.5% of residents in Brechin West - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 1,695th 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.

## DD9 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 10,623** (2021). DD9 had 10,623 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 751st least 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: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in DD9 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: 56.4%** (January 2026). In DD9, 56.4% 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: 3.9%** (August 2026). In DD9, 3.9% 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: [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus)
- Centre: 56.7372, -2.6765

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

## Your MP

- [Angus and Perthshire Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/angus-and-perthshire-glens): Dave Doogan (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=-2.6765,56.7372,DD96LG

## How to cite

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