Latitude: 54.6991 / 54°41'56"N
Longitude: -4.3612 / 4°21'40"W
OS Eastings: 247939
OS Northings: 536345
OS Grid: NX479363
Mapcode National: GBR HJL9.517
Mapcode Global: WH3VT.Z4FY
Plus Code: 9C6QMJXQ+JG
Maidenhead Locator System: IO74tq67
What Three Birds: sora.curlew.bluetail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG8 8LR is a residential and agricultural postcode in Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in October 1994.
The most common council tax band is G.
DG8 8LR is in the Newton Stewart travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG8 8LR is approximately 6m (20ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG8 8LR
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG8 8LR
Scotland 8: a village with a drive time of more than 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
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Residents of DG8 8LR 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
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Councillors
David Inglis (Conservative)
Katie Hagmann (SNP)
Jackie McCamon (Conservative)
Richard Marsh (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 DG8 8LR.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG8 8LR.
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