DD8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Forfar and Kirriemuir, in 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 DD8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in DD8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DD8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of DD8?
DD8 had 28,316 usual residents at the census.
DD8 is the joint 1,009th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in DD8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Glens - 02 | 568 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Angus Glens - 03 | 840 | No figure | No figure | 17.0% |
| Forfar Central - 01 | 673 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Forfar Central - 02 | 754 | No figure | No figure | 95.5% |
| Forfar Central - 03 | 799 | No figure | No figure | 94.3% |
| Forfar Central - 04 | 543 | No figure | No figure | 82.5% |
| Forfar Central - 05 | 872 | No figure | No figure | 86.1% |
| Forfar Central - 06 | 739 | No figure | No figure | 88.9% |
| Forfar East - 01 | 727 | No figure | No figure | 62.2% |
| Forfar East - 02 | 376 | No figure | No figure | 84.8% |
| Forfar East - 03 | 839 | No figure | No figure | 93.1% |
| Forfar East - 04 | 482 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| Forfar East - 05 | 704 | No figure | No figure | 94.7% |
| Forfar East - 06 | 685 | No figure | No figure | 97.0% |
| Forfar East - 07 | 603 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Forfar West - 01 | 778 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Forfar West - 02 | 785 | No figure | No figure | 86.0% |
| Forfar West - 03 | 692 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Forfar West - 04 | 670 | No figure | No figure | 65.3% |
| Forfar West - 05 | 701 | No figure | No figure | 68.0% |
| Forfar West - 06 | 978 | No figure | No figure | 77.8% |
| Kirriemuir - 01 | 928 | No figure | No figure | 93.3% |
| Kirriemuir - 02 | 853 | No figure | No figure | 94.7% |
| Kirriemuir - 03 | 622 | No figure | No figure | 74.2% |
| Kirriemuir - 04 | 772 | No figure | No figure | 80.7% |
| Kirriemuir - 05 | 578 | No figure | No figure | 74.0% |
| Kirriemuir - 06 | 928 | No figure | No figure | 85.8% |
| Kirriemuir - 07 | 723 | No figure | No figure | 97.7% |
| Kirriemuir - 08 | 504 | No figure | No figure | 68.8% |
| Kirriemuir Landward - 03 | 611 | No figure | No figure | 9.6% |
| Kirriemuir Landward - 04 | 376 | No figure | No figure | 55.7% |
| Kirriemuir Landward - 05 | 550 | No figure | No figure | 41.0% |
| Letham and Glamis - 01 | 603 | No figure | No figure | 1.5% |
| Letham and Glamis - 02 | 607 | No figure | No figure | 15.5% |
| Letham and Glamis - 03 | 975 | No figure | No figure | 1.0% |
| Letham and Glamis - 04 | 638 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Letham and Glamis - 05 | 702 | No figure | No figure | 45.7% |
| Letham and Glamis - 06 | 675 | No figure | No figure | 54.6% |
| Letham and Glamis - 07 | 839 | No figure | No figure | 70.9% |
| Letham and Glamis - 08 | 681 | No figure | No figure | 4.2% |
MPs for DD8
- Dave DooganScottish National PartyMP for Angus and Perthshire Glens90% of DD8’s postcodes
- Lara BirdScottish National PartyMP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry10% of DD8’s postcodes
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 DD87
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DD8 in brief
DD8 is a postcode district covering Forfar and Kirriemuir, in Angus.
About 28,471 people lived in DD8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
DD8 had 28,316 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in DD8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DD8, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DD8, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.