Latitude: 56.646 / 56°38'45"N
Longitude: -2.8903 / 2°53'24"W
OS Eastings: 345504
OS Northings: 750815
OS Grid: NO455508
Mapcode National: GBR VM.4BMH
Mapcode Global: WH7QL.K6WZ
Plus Code: 9C8VJ4W5+9V
Maidenhead Locator System: IO86np35
What Three Birds: warbler.merlin.bustard
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DD8 1BQ is a primarily residential postcode in Forfar, Angus. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
Commercial rateable values range from £0 to £12,800 with an average of £7,867. The most common recorded business types are Office and Bowling Green.
DD8 1BQ is in the Dundee travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Angus Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DD8 1BQ is approximately 62m (203ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DD8 1BQ
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DD8 1BQ
Scotland 2: a large town or medium-sized city
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DD8 1BQ include Aldi, Asda, Farmfoods, Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DD8 1BQ 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
Angus Council
Ward
Forfar and District
Councillors
Ian McLaren (Independent)
Lynne Devine (SNP)
Ross Greig (Conservative)
Linda Clark (SNP)
Scottish Parliament
Region
North East Scotland
Regional MSPs
Bill Bowman (Conservative)
Peter Chapman (Conservative)
Liam Kerr (Conservative)
Lewis Macdonald (Labour)
Jenny Marra (Labour)
Tom Mason (Conservative)
Mike Rumbles (Liberal Democrat)
 
Scottish Parliament constituency
Angus North and Mearns
MSP
Mairi Gougeon (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Angus
MP
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DD8 1BQ.
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 DD8 1BQ.
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