DD Postcode Area for the Dundee Region

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This section of the site is all about the DD Postcode area, also known as the Dundee Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as DD1.

Detailed map of DD Dundee Postcode Area — Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the DD Area

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Map of the DD Dundee Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the DD Postcode

DD Area Statistics
Width from East to West	41.62 mi
Height from North to South	41.63 mi
Area of DD	829.14 mi²
Maximum Width	47.53 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area	243.36 mi
Number of Postcode Districts	11
Number of Postcode Sectors	51
Number of Post Towns	9
Number of Postcodes	9,010

The DD postcode area represents a group of 11 postal districts in the Dundee area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters d and d in DunDee. The area has a population of 280,891 and covers an area of 2,165,129 hectares. Fun fact: 0.43% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: City of Dundee (53.10%), Angus (40.20%), Fife (3.41%), Kincardineshire (2.28%), Perth and Kinross (1.01%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

DUNDEE

DD1 City of Dundee DD2 Angus (6%), City of Dundee (86%), Perth and Kinross (6%)DD3 Angus (4%), City of Dundee (95%)DD4 Angus (3%), City of Dundee (96%)DD5 Angus (31%), City of Dundee (68%)

NEWPORT-ON-TAY

DD6 City of Dundee (2%), Fife (97%)

TAYPORT

DD6 City of Dundee (2%), Fife (97%)

CARNOUSTIE

DD7 Angus

FORFAR

DD8 Angus

KIRRIEMUIR

DD8 Angus

BRECHIN

DD9 Angus (95%), Kincardineshire (4%)

MONTROSE

DD10 Angus (70%), Kincardineshire (29%)

ARBROATH

DD11 Angus

Where is the DD Postcode Area?

The DD Dundee Postcode is in Scotland.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: PH - Perth, KY - Kirkcaldy and AB - Aberdeen, It also borders The North Sea,

Map Showing Location of the postcode area — Where is the postcode area?

A word cloud for the postcode area — A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is DD9 and the most urban is DD1.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District	Total Area (m²)	Footprint Area (m²)	Built Percentage %
DD9	634,317,802	1,341,608	0.21%
DD8	815,147,163	3,146,658	0.39%
DD10	172,870,564	1,888,098	1.09%
DD11	189,657,921	2,125,248	1.12%
DD6	52,804,171	595,401	1.13%
DD7	45,489,595	767,788	1.69%
DD2	78,622,801	2,347,191	2.99%
DD5	64,926,414	1,952,355	3.01%
DD4	60,560,307	1,850,710	3.06%
DD3	47,427,397	1,615,121	3.41%
DD1	3,267,213	849,913	26.01%
Total	2,165,091,348 (m²)	18,480,091 (m²)	0.85%

A map showing the boundary of DD in relation to other areas

There are 9 towns within the Dundee postcode area.

Area of the DD postcode area
Unit	Area²
Hectares	2,165,129²
Miles	8,360²
Feet	233,052,320,431²
Kilometres	21,651²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

Arbroath Delivery Office
Brechin Delivery Office
Carnoustie Delivery Office
Dundee Central Delivery Office
Dundee East Delivery Office
Dundee West Delivery Office
Forfar Delivery Office
Kirriemuir Delivery Office
Montrose Delivery Office
Tayport Scale Payment Delivery Office

Nearby Postcodes

Councils within the DD Area

Dundee City (4428 postcodes)

Angus (3901 postcodes)

Fife (347 postcodes)

Aberdeenshire (231 postcodes)

Perth and Kinross (103 postcodes)