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DD9

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Brechin and Edzell, 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 DD9 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 65% of people in DD9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,623
751st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How DD9 compares

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

DD9Middle
Population11 postcode districts, DD · 2021
Population: every postcode district in DD11 areas from 9,302 to 43,189. The middle area is 28,316. DD9 is 10,623.
10,6232nd least 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%. DD9 is 65.0%.
65%5th 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%. DD9 is 56.4%.
56.4%lowest
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%. DD9 is 3.9%.
3.9%5th highest

What is the population of DD9?

DD9 had 10,623 usual residents at the census.

DD9 is the 751st least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in DD9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Angus Glens - 04538No figureNo figure55.2%
Angus Glens - 05907No figureNo figure15.8%
Brechin East - 01726No figureNo figure30.7%
Brechin East - 02670No figureNo figure69.2%
Brechin East - 03710No figureNo figure70.0%
Brechin East - 04647No figureNo figure67.1%
Brechin East - 05613No figureNo figure80.9%
Brechin West - 01808No figureNo figure52.7%
Brechin West - 02630No figureNo figure65.8%
Brechin West - 03605No figureNo figure99.4%
Brechin West - 04801No figureNo figure60.8%
Brechin West - 05974No figureNo figure79.3%
Friockheim - 03448No figureNo figure36.0%
Friockheim - 04559No figureNo figure36.1%
Friockheim - 05579No figureNo figure64.2%
Mearns South and Benholm - 04677No figureNo figure33.7%

MPs for DD9

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 DD93

Postcode sectors in DD93

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Postcode districts next to DD97

More in the DD postcode area2

DD9 in brief

DD9 is a postcode district covering Brechin and Edzell, in Angus.

About 10,665 people lived in DD9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

DD9 had 10,623 usual residents at the census.

About 65% of people in DD9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In DD9, 56.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In DD9, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.