DundeeCountsDundee, in numbers.Local help →Dundee · Scotland
Dundee City council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats drawn from the available evidence. These are analytical judgements, not an official council assessment. Where a national comparison is available, lower housing costs, lower reported poor health and higher qualification shares are treated as relative strengths; this does not prove affordability or service quality.
strength
Bell Street transport hub has opened, while the proposed Eden connections remain at concept stage with further design funding awaited.
The existing hub can support current journeys even while the wider routes are still proposals. Its value should be tested through safe, usable connections rather than the future attraction alone.
What could help →strength
The average home price is £147,000 (July 2026) in Dundee City council area. This is about £49,000 lower than the Scotland average for the same month.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →The evidence gathered here does not yet support a distinct finding in this category.
opportunity
Lochee’s approved drainage scheme is intended to make derelict housing sites usable as well as reduce flood risk.
Proposed response: track finished drainage and its maintenance separately from housing permissions, starts and completions.
What could help →opportunity
31.3% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or higher (20 March 2022) in Dundee City council area. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 19.7% in East End to 44.5% in West End — a gap of 24.8 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Recorded-crime figures cover the whole Dundee City council area; they do not identify individual wards.
These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.
What could help →opportunity
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →The evidence gathered here does not yet support a distinct finding in this category.
| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Use Bell Street as a practical link in Dundee’s walking and cycling networkBell Street sustainable transport hub: Council reports hub opened in early 2026. Eden walking and cycling connections: Concept designs finalised; further design funding awaited. | Dundee City Council; Dundee City Council and Eden Project Dundee | |
| Connect flood protection to usable housing sitesTender and £830,000 expenditure approved on 17 November 2025; grant announcement dated 14 November 2025. | Dundee City Council and Scottish Water, with the appointed works contractor and housing providers | |
| Make room for homes people can affordThe average home price is £147,000 (July 2026) in Dundee City council area. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities31.3% with a degree or higher; 20 March 2022. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 19.7% in East End to 44.5% in West End — a gap of 24.8 percentage points. 20 March 2022; 8 of 8 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |