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DD5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth, in Dundee and Angus.

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 DD5 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 55% of people in DD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
32,898
755th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
55%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How DD5 compares

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

DD5Middle
Population11 postcode districts, DD · 2021
Population: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 9,302 to 43,189. The middle area is 28,316. DD5 is 32,898.
32,8984th 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%. DD5 is 55.0%.
55%5th fewest 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%. DD5 is 86.1%.
86.1%4th 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%. DD5 is 1.4%.
1.4%lowest

What is the population of DD5?

DD5 had 32,898 usual residents at the census.

DD5 is the 755th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in DD5

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Balgillo - 01958No figureNo figure100.0%
Balgillo - 02848No figureNo figure92.5%
Balgillo - 03677No figureNo figure81.0%
Balgillo - 04552No figureNo figure99.4%
Balgillo - 05605No figureNo figure94.4%
Barnhill - 01664No figureNo figure76.5%
Barnhill - 02718No figureNo figure99.7%
Barnhill - 03696No figureNo figure88.7%
Barnhill - 04568No figureNo figure78.8%
Barnhill - 05901No figureNo figure100.0%
Barnhill - 06697No figureNo figure98.4%
Barry and Panbride - 01549No figureNo figure70.7%
Barry and Panbride - 021,103No figureNo figure98.6%
Broughty Ferry East - 01547No figureNo figure98.5%
Broughty Ferry East - 02693No figureNo figure94.2%
Broughty Ferry East - 03646No figureNo figure100.0%
Broughty Ferry East - 04840No figureNo figure98.5%
Broughty Ferry East - 05853No figureNo figure98.8%
Broughty Ferry West - 01827No figureNo figure99.7%
Broughty Ferry West - 02895No figureNo figure77.7%
Broughty Ferry West - 03897No figureNo figure92.1%
Broughty Ferry West - 04613No figureNo figure95.7%
Broughty Ferry West - 05895No figureNo figure86.2%
Broughty Ferry West - 06776No figureNo figure95.0%
Monifieth East - 01509No figureNo figure97.9%
Monifieth East - 02786No figureNo figure90.0%
Monifieth East - 03573No figureNo figure93.5%
Monifieth East - 04616No figureNo figure85.5%
Monifieth East - 05533No figureNo figure99.2%
Monifieth East - 06659No figureNo figure95.4%
Monifieth East - 07725No figureNo figure74.9%
Monifieth East - 08622No figureNo figure97.2%
Monifieth West - 01949No figureNo figure86.8%
Monifieth West - 02731No figureNo figure98.0%
Monifieth West - 03678No figureNo figure100.0%
Monifieth West - 04473No figureNo figure100.0%
Monikie and Wellbank - 01733No figureNo figure95.3%
Monikie and Wellbank - 02606No figureNo figure1.8%
Monikie and Wellbank - 03722No figureNo figure15.5%
Monikie and Wellbank - 04566No figureNo figure2.5%
Monikie and Wellbank - 05578No figureNo figure0.0%
Monikie and Wellbank - 06645No figureNo figure16.7%
West Ferry - 01662No figureNo figure100.0%
West Ferry - 02826No figureNo figure88.6%
West Ferry - 03744No figureNo figure75.6%
West Ferry - 04730No figureNo figure86.7%
West Pitkerro and Balmossie - 01734No figureNo figure94.2%

MPs for DD5

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 DD59

Postcode sectors in DD55

Councils DD5 covers2

Towns in DD53

Postcode districts next to DD55

Nearest rail stations2

More in the DD postcode area2

DD5 in brief

DD5 is a postcode district covering Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth, in Dundee and Angus.

About 33,162 people lived in DD5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

DD5 had 32,898 usual residents at the census.

About 55% of people in DD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In DD5, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In DD5, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.