Whitfield, Dundee
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Whitfield is a residential area in the north of Dundee
, Scotland
to the east of Fintry
and north of Douglas
. The area was built in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population. A lot of the housing was low rise, deck access flats, innovative for the time, built using the "Skarne" prefabrication system.
Between 1989 and 1995 it was one of the four areas chosen for the Scottish Office programme New Life for Urban Scotland. A lot of the deck access housing in the area was demolished as the area was remodelled.
In the 2004 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
, Whitfield contained two datazones (average population 1,000) in the most deprived 15% of datazones in Scotland.
Whitfield had two high rise tower block
s of flats, both constructed in 1969. In 2003 the tower block housing Quarryfield and Whitfield courts was demolished, and in 2004 the neighbouring tower block which housed Greenfield and Kellyfield courts followed. As of 2006 the area is undergoing redevelopment as part of a redevelopment plan and the area is seeing a rise in population.
There are also two primary schools, Whitfield Primary School and Newfields Primary School (due to merge in spring 2012).
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
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to the east of Fintry
Fintry, Dundee
Fintry is a housing scheme in Dundee, Scotland. Fintry is located in the north of the city with Claverhouse and Mill o' Mains to the west and Whitfield to the east. On the north, Fintry is bordered by farmland, including the Powrie Farm and Powrie Castle...
and north of Douglas
Douglas, Dundee
Douglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East, bordering the neighbouring council area of Angus...
. The area was built in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population. A lot of the housing was low rise, deck access flats, innovative for the time, built using the "Skarne" prefabrication system.
Between 1989 and 1995 it was one of the four areas chosen for the Scottish Office programme New Life for Urban Scotland. A lot of the deck access housing in the area was demolished as the area was remodelled.
In the 2004 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation is a tool used by local authorities, the Scottish Government, the NHS and other governmental bodies in Scotland....
, Whitfield contained two datazones (average population 1,000) in the most deprived 15% of datazones in Scotland.
Whitfield had two high rise tower block
Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
s of flats, both constructed in 1969. In 2003 the tower block housing Quarryfield and Whitfield courts was demolished, and in 2004 the neighbouring tower block which housed Greenfield and Kellyfield courts followed. As of 2006 the area is undergoing redevelopment as part of a redevelopment plan and the area is seeing a rise in population.
Education
There are two secondary schools in the Whitfield area. To the north is Braeview Academy which was formerly called Whifield High School and in the very south is St Paul's Roman Catholic Academy School (formerly St Saviour's Roman Catholic High School, due to close and reopen on a new campus January 2009).There are also two primary schools, Whitfield Primary School and Newfields Primary School (due to merge in spring 2012).