West End, Dundee

West End
West End
	Dundee City
Lieutenancy area	Dundee;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNDEE
Postcode district	DD2
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dundee West;
Scottish Parliament	Dundee City West;
	List of places UK Scotland 56°27′23″N 2°59′46″W / 56.456350°N 2.996222°W

The West End is an area of Dundee, Scotland. Bordered to the south by the River Tay, to the north by Blackness and to the east by the city centre, the West End is primarily an affluent residential area surrounding its main commercial thoroughfare, Perth Road, and the main campus of the University of Dundee.^[1]

Since 1998, the city council has developed a "Cultural Quarter" at the boundary between the city centre and the West End which is now home to the

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

.

Landmarks

The University of Dundee is located in this area and provides a focal point for some 20,000 students. The neighbourhood is also home to St Andrew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Morgan Tower, an 18th-century tenement which is now a pharmacy – and Blackness Library located further west at the Sinderins: the area where Perth Road and the Hawkhill diverge once forming a major entry point to Dundee. Harris Academy, Dundee's oldest and largest secondary school is also located in the West End area of Dundee on Perth Road.

The

MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit and Cancer Research UK

Centre laboratories.

Character of area

The district has many shops, bars, restaurants and hotels although this is balanced by many residential properties especially heading west. The area has traditionally been more affluent with many large

Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and parking difficulties are amongst the problems between the indigenous population and the University.^[2]

Governance

With the 2007 re-organisation of wards for elections to

Labour

).

References

^ "West End - Soft Statistics and Funding Allocation - Dundee City Council". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
^ Mackay, Mark (17 February 2016). "Green light for HMO in Dundee's west end despite opposition".

External links

[1] "West End - Soft Statistics and Funding Allocation - Dundee City Council". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.

[2] Mackay, Mark (17 February 2016). "Green light for HMO in Dundee's west end despite opposition".

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