The DD postcode area, also known as the Dundee postcode area,
[Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)] is a group of eleven postcode districts in eastern
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
, within nine
post town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...
s. These cover
Dundee
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...
and
Angus
Angus may refer to:
*Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland
* Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario
Animals
* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
Media
* ...
(including
Forfar
Forfar (; , ) is the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town had a population of 16,280.
The town ...
,
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
,
Brechin
Brechin (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Scottish Reformation, Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which contin ...
,
Carnoustie
Carnoustie (; ) is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the UK census 2011, 2011 census, Carnoustie had a population of ...
,
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir ( , ; ), sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'', is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square.
History
Some of th ...
and
Montrose), plus part of north-east
Fife
Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...
(including
Newport-on-Tay
Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport-on-Tay. The area itself has views of the two bridges that cross the River Tay and distant views of the Scottish Highlands.
History
T ...
and
Tayport
Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939. To the east of Tayport is the vast Tentsmuir ...
) and small parts of
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. It is bordered by Highland (council area), Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Scotland, Angus, Dundee, and F ...
and
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...
.
Mail for the DD postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the
EH,
KY,
PH,
FK and
TD postcode areas.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
, -
!DD1
, DUNDEE
, Most of the city centre, the
University
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
and the Riverside
, Dundee
, -
!DD2
, DUNDEE
, The West of the city including
Lochee
Lochee () is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee. It is notable for being home to Camperdown Works, which was the largest jute production ...
,
Blackness,
Ninewells,
Menzieshill,
Charleston,
Balgay,
Ardler and
Logie
, Dundee, Perth and Kinross
, -
!DD3
, DUNDEE
, The northwest of the city including
St Marys,
Downfield and
Kirkton, and the inner city areas of
Strathmartine, Coldside and the
Hilltown
, Dundee, Angus
, -
!DD4
, DUNDEE
, The inner city area of
Stobswell and
Craigie, and the northeast of the city including
Pitkerro,
Douglas,
Fintry
Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire, central Scotland. It is located south-west of Stirling and around north of Glasgow.
Landscape
The village of Fintry sits by the Endrick Water in a strath between the Campsie Fells and the ...
and
Whitfield
, Dundee, Angus
, -
!DD5
, DUNDEE
, The east of the city including
Broughty Ferry,
Barnhill and
Monifieth
Monifieth () is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. In , the population of Monifieth was estimated at , making it the fifth largest town ...
, Dundee, Angus
, -
!rowspan=2, DD6
, NEWPORT-ON-TAY
,
Newport-on-Tay
Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport-on-Tay. The area itself has views of the two bridges that cross the River Tay and distant views of the Scottish Highlands.
History
T ...
,
Wormit,
Balmerino
Balmerino is a small village and former monastic centre in Fife, Scotland. It is the home of Balmerino Abbey and the former Abbot of Balmerino, abbots of Balmerino who were great regional landlords. It became a secular lordship in 1605 when th ...
,
Gauldry
, rowspan=2, Fife
, -
, TAYPORT
,
Tayport
Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939. To the east of Tayport is the vast Tentsmuir ...
, -
!DD7
, CARNOUSTIE
,
Carnoustie
Carnoustie (; ) is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the UK census 2011, 2011 census, Carnoustie had a population of ...
, Angus
, -
!rowspan=2, DD8
, FORFAR
,
Forfar
Forfar (; , ) is the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town had a population of 16,280.
The town ...
,
Glamis
Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located south of Kirriemuir and southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
History
The vicinity of Glamis has prehistoric t ...
,
Letham
, rowspan=2, Angus
, -
, KIRRIEMUIR
,
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir ( , ; ), sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'', is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square.
History
Some of th ...
, -
!DD9
, BRECHIN
,
Brechin
Brechin (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Scottish Reformation, Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which contin ...
,
Edzell
, Angus
, -
!DD10
, MONTROSE
,
Montrose,
St Cyrus,
Inverbervie
Inverbervie (), also known simply as Bervie, is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Kincardineshire, Mearns.
Etymology
The name comes from Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic and means "mouth of Bervie Water". Hi ...
,
Hillside,
Gourdon
, Angus,
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...
, -
!DD11
, ARBROATH
,
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
,
Friockheim
, Angus
Map
See also
*
List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
*
Postcode Address File
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known ''Delivery point, delivery points'' and postcodes in the United Kingdom. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes. ...
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
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Postcode areas covering Scotland