Dundee City: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£320,340

Semi-detached

£194,805

Terraced

£151,974

Flat or maisonette

£101,496

First-time buyers

£126,595

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  155,550 in 1991 → 149,880 in 2024 (−3.6%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £82,994 in 2005 → £146,924 in 2026 (+77.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £350 in 2008 → £590 in 2025 (+68.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  66.0% in 2004 → 63.7% in 2023 (−3.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  5.3% in 2001 → 3.9% in 2025 (−26.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,050 in 1997 → £20,563 in 2024 (+155.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Dundee City; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access471.7 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 17th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work12.3% (2024) · 69th highest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work17.0% (2024/25) · 76th lowest of 363
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.2% (January 2026) · 85th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work63.7% (2023) · 344th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work29.3% (2023) · 330th lowest of 348
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing15.2% (2020 to 2024) · 344th lowest of 373
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 329th lowest of 363