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DD3

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Dundee, Hilltown and Downfield, 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 DD3 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 83% of people in DD3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
36,526
577th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
83%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How DD3 compares

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

DD3Middle
Population11 postcode districts, DD · 2021
Population: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 9,302 to 43,189. The middle area is 28,316. DD3 is 36,526.
36,5263rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 postcode districts, DD · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 1.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 64.0%. DD3 is 83.0%.
83%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. DD3 is 95.3%.
95.3%2nd 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%. DD3 is 4.9%.
4.9%2nd highest

What is the population of DD3?

DD3 had 36,526 usual residents at the census.

DD3 is the 577th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in DD3

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Ardler and St Marys - 05618No figureNo figure100.0%
Ardler and St Marys - 06693No figureNo figure100.0%
Ardler and St Marys - 07896No figureNo figure99.8%
Ardler and St Marys - 08915No figureNo figure100.0%
Caird Park - 01875No figureNo figure99.4%
Caird Park - 02849No figureNo figure98.5%
Caird Park - 03931No figureNo figure99.5%
City Centre - 021,013No figureNo figure73.3%
City Centre - 03803No figureNo figure99.8%
City Centre - 04926No figureNo figure99.6%
Clepington - 02873No figureNo figure100.0%
Clepington - 031,096No figureNo figure100.0%
Clepington - 04901No figureNo figure100.0%
Clepington - 05584No figureNo figure99.6%
Clepington - 06719No figureNo figure99.6%
Downfield - 01565No figureNo figure100.0%
Downfield - 02435No figureNo figure100.0%
Downfield - 03680No figureNo figure96.0%
Downfield - 04864No figureNo figure97.9%
Downfield - 05924No figureNo figure98.6%
Downfield - 06490No figureNo figure98.0%
Downfield - 07727No figureNo figure86.0%
Fairmuir - 01599No figureNo figure100.0%
Fairmuir - 02830No figureNo figure96.3%
Fairmuir - 03911No figureNo figure99.6%
Hilltown - 01686No figureNo figure100.0%
Hilltown - 02858No figureNo figure97.0%
Hilltown - 03989No figureNo figure93.0%
Hilltown - 04682No figureNo figure99.6%
Kirkton - 01660No figureNo figure100.0%
Kirkton - 02506No figureNo figure97.9%
Kirkton - 03948No figureNo figure100.0%
Kirkton - 04745No figureNo figure99.7%
Kirkton - 05560No figureNo figure99.2%
Kirkton - 06843No figureNo figure98.1%
Law - 01839No figureNo figure100.0%
Law - 02950No figureNo figure99.8%
Law - 03486No figureNo figure100.0%
Law - 04858No figureNo figure98.9%
Law - 05813No figureNo figure98.5%
Law - 06871No figureNo figure98.6%
Law - 07545No figureNo figure100.0%
Law - 08793No figureNo figure99.8%
Logie and Blackness - 06957No figureNo figure96.1%
South Angus - 05585No figureNo figure0.0%
South Angus - 07501No figureNo figure0.0%
Stobswell - 01841No figureNo figure100.0%
Western Edge - 01859No figureNo figure99.4%
Western Edge - 02628No figureNo figure86.4%

MPs for DD3

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

Middle areas in DD37

Postcode sectors in DD35

Council1

Towns in DD31

Postcode districts next to DD35

More in the DD postcode area2

DD3 in brief

DD3 is a postcode district covering Dundee, Hilltown and Downfield, in Dundee.

About 37,431 people lived in DD3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

DD3 had 36,526 usual residents at the census.

About 83% of people in DD3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In DD3, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In DD3, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.