Council area · Scotland

Dundee City

Dundee City is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Dundee City
Council area · S12000042
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000042
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
25
Postcode sectors
8
Wards
2
Constituencies

3 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

8 wards recorded in this council area.

Coldside · East End · Lochee · Maryfield · North East · Strathmartine · The Ferry · West End

Postcode sectors

DD1 1 · DD1 2 · DD1 3 · DD1 4 · DD1 5 · DD1 9 · DD2 1 · DD2 2 · DD2 3 · DD2 4 · DD2 9 · DD3 0 · DD3 6 · DD3 7 · DD3 8 · DD3 9 · DD4 0 · DD4 6 · DD4 7 · DD4 8 · DD4 9 · DD5 1 · DD5 2 · DD5 3 · DD5 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000042.