Businesses for sale in Dundee

Dundee's commercial economy combines a regenerated city centre and waterfront with substantial neighbourhood economies and a fast-growing technology cluster.

Submarkets and where listings come from

City-centre listings cluster around the Overgate and Wellgate shopping centres (national retail), the Nethergate and the West End area (independent food and drink, hospitality, university-driven trade), and the regenerated waterfront around V&A Dundee, Discovery Point, and the Slessor Gardens. Neighbourhood listings concentrate in Broughty Ferry (a coastal neighbourhood with strong independent retail, hospitality, and visitor draw), Stobswell, and the suburban centres of Monifieth and Carnoustie (in the wider Tay Cities area). Technology, games, and life sciences businesses cluster around the Dundee Technology Park and the University area.

Video games and the technology cluster

Dundee has been at the heart of the UK video games industry for decades, with the Grand Theft Auto franchise originating at DMA Design (later Rockstar North) and a continuing ecosystem of independent studios including 4J Studios (the Minecraft console editions), Outplay Entertainment, and many smaller specialist developers. The University of Abertay's Computer Games Technology degree (the first of its kind in the UK) continues to feed the talent pipeline. Many online and digital listings in Dundee will have ties to this ecosystem.

Life sciences and the University of Dundee

The University of Dundee's School of Life Sciences is one of the largest and most highly-rated in the UK, anchoring a substantial life sciences and biotech cluster across the city. Many manufacturing and online and digital listings in the area have ties to this ecosystem.

V&A Dundee and the waterfront regeneration

V&A Dundee (Scotland's first design museum, opened 2018) anchors the comprehensively regenerated Dundee waterfront, which has reshaped the city's visitor economy significantly over the last decade. Hospitality and retail in the central area benefit from the sustained visitor traffic.

Scottish legal and regulatory environment

The same Scottish-specific considerations as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness apply: Land and Buildings Transaction Tax replaces SDLT, Scots law governs commercial leases, and licensing operates under Scottish frameworks. Use Scottish legal advisers with relevant sector experience.

Scottish business rates and Small Business Bonus

Dundee operates under the Scottish Small Business Bonus Scheme, with thresholds set by the Scottish Government.

Transport and connectivity

Dundee station provides direct services to Edinburgh in around 1 hour 15 minutes and to Aberdeen in around 1 hour 15 minutes. Dundee Airport offers regional UK connectivity. The A90 trunk road connects Dundee to Aberdeen and to the Edinburgh and Glasgow central belt. The practical catchment for a Dundee business extends across the Tay Cities Region.

How sectors and listings interact

Active listings appear under "Live listings in Dundee" higher up this page. As more businesses list, sector cross-pages will appear below for combinations with three or more live listings, for example "Online and digital in Dundee" or "Food and drink in Dundee".