Latitude: 55.0554 / 55°3'19"N
Longitude: -3.6398 / 3°38'23"W
OS Eastings: 295349
OS Northings: 574659
OS Grid: NX953746
Mapcode National: GBR 390Z.SL
Mapcode Global: WH5WQ.261B
Plus Code: 9C7R3946+43
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85eb33
What Three Birds: pelican.whitethroat.partridge
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG2 8LL is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Cargenbridge, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in December 1995.
The most common council tax band is D.
The average commercial rateable value is £93,500. The most common recorded business type is School. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
DG2 8LL is in the Dumfries travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG2 8LL is approximately 14m (46ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG2 8LL
8a2: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG2 8LL
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 8LL include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DG2 8LL 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 8LL.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG2 8LL.
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.