Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DD5 3QS
Postcode
DD5 3QS
Coordinates
56.5387, -2.8130
Grid reference
NO501388
Easting
350,103
Northing
738,817
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8VG5QP+FR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dundee
ITL Region
Angus
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 7 — Least Deprived 10%4561
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4561 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Angus
Local Authority
Council AreaArbroath and Broughty Ferry S14000066
Constituency
S14000066Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Carnoustie and District
Constituency code
S14000066
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Angus
Health & NHS
Tayside
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Tayside
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Angus Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Angus Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Monikie and Wellbank - 05 S01014156
S01014156MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Monikie and Wellbank S02002629
S02002629LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Monikie - 04 S01007140
S01007140MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Monikie S02001345
S02001345Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:39 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:39 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentDecember 1995 — Introduced
Postcode DD5 3QS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 4561 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014156 and MSOA S02002629 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DD5 3QS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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