Latitude: 55.0589 / 55°3'31"N
Longitude: -3.659 / 3°39'32"W
OS Eastings: 294131
OS Northings: 575080
OS Grid: NX941750
Mapcode National: GBR 29WY.MB
Mapcode Global: WH5WP.R3TM
Plus Code: 9C7R385R+H9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85eb04
What Three Birds: gannet.wheatear.plover
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG2 8RX is a mixed residential, non-residential and agricultural postcode in Cargenbridge, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in September 2017.
DG2 8RX is in the Dumfries travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG2 8RX
1a1: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Rural Workers and Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG2 8RX
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 8RX include Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DG2 8RX 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
Castle Douglas and Crocketford
Councillors
Iain Howie (Independent)
John Young (SNP)
Pauline Drysdale (Conservative)
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 8RX.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG2 8RX.
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.