Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 4 — Least Deprived 10%
2376
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2376 places this postcode in Decile 4 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Angus
Local Authority
Council Area
Angus and Perthshire Glens S14000065
Constituency
S14000065
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Forfar and District
Constituency code
S14000065
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Angus
Health & NHS
Tayside
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
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
Forfar West - 06 S01014287
S01014287
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forfar West S02002651
S02002651
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forfar West - 06 S01007265
S01007265
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forfar West S02001366
S02001366
Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DD8 1DW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 2376 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01014287 and MSOA S02002651 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DD8 1DW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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