Dundee
Dundee is covered by postcode districts DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4 and DD5. It is mostly in the Dundee City council area: 4,399 of its 4,408 postcodes. The others are in Angus.
Every postcode in Dundee, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 109
- In use before 2020: 4,299
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 4,408 postcodes in Dundee that ONS places, 109 are new since 2020 and 4,299 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.4745, longitude -2.9638. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 10 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DD1 9HQ, is the newest of them.
- 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DD2 9AA, is the newest of them.
- 6 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DD4 7FN, is the newest of them.
- 5 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DD3 0FA, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Dundee?
At 3,618 of the 4,278 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Dundee, 2.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Dundee?
109 of the 4,408 postcodes now in use in Dundee came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Dundee?
Ofcom reports on 4,278 of the 4,408 postcodes in Dundee. At 3,618 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Dundee?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dundee is Dundee Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.
- Dundee Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- Broughty Ferry Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
- Invergowrie Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Dundee?
- Councils
- Dundee City (4,399) and Angus (9)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Dundee Central (3,267) and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (1,141)
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Dundee
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Dundee is in Dundee City; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Dundee City about council tax Council tax, on dundeecity.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Dundee postcodes
4,408 postcodes in use in Dundee, by district:
Those districts are all in the DD postcode area.
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Places near Dundee
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Dundee
- What is it like to live in Dundee?
- At 3,618 of the 4,278 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Dundee, 2.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Dundee?
- Dundee is covered by postcode districts DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4 and DD5, across 4,408 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Dundee have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dundee is Dundee, 2.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Dundee?
- Ofcom reports on 4,278 of the 4,408 postcodes in Dundee. At 3,618 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Dundee?
- 109 of the 4,408 postcodes now in use in Dundee came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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