Latitude: 55.0557 / 55°3'20"N
Longitude: -3.6419 / 3°38'30"W
OS Eastings: 295216
OS Northings: 574697
OS Grid: NX952746
Mapcode National: GBR 390Z.BH
Mapcode Global: WH5WQ.1612
Plus Code: 9C7R3945+76
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85eb23
What Three Birds: serin.capercaillie.sanderling
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG2 8LT is a mixed residential, non-residential and agricultural postcode in Cargenbridge, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in December 1995.
DG2 8LT is in the Dumfries travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG2 8LT is approximately 18m (59ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG2 8LT
1a1: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Rural Workers and Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG2 8LT
Scotland 6: a small town or large village, within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DG2 8LT include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DG2 8LT are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Ward
Abbey
Councillors
Ian Blake (Conservative)
Kim Lowe (SNP)
Davie Stitt (Labour)
Scottish Parliament
Region
South Scotland
Regional MSPs
Michelle Ballantyne (Independent)
Claudia Beamish (Labour)
Emma Harper (SNP)
Joan McAlpine (SNP)
Colin Smyth (Labour)
Paul Wheelhouse (SNP)
Brian Whittle (Conservative)
 
Scottish Parliament constituency
Galloway and West Dumfries
MSP
Finlay Carson (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway
MP
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DG2 8LT.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG2 8LT.
Solway Community Technology College
Liddell Street, Silloth, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 4DD
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is medium.