DG1 4PU
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Racks, Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.0544 / 55°3'15"N
Longitude: -3.5193 / 3°31'9"W
OS Eastings: 303042
OS Northings: 574376
OS Grid: NY030743
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 39VZ.WY
Mapcode Global: WH5WR.X792
Plus Code: 9C7R3F3J+Q7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85fb73
What Three Birds: grosbeak.linnet.accentor
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Summary
DG1 4PU is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Racks, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are E and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £575 to £64,000 with an average of £12,347. The most common recorded business types are Workshop and Store. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
DG1 4PU is in the Dumfries travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG1 4PU is approximately 13m (43ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG1 4PU
1a1: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Rural Workers and Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG1 4PU
Scotland 6: a small town or large village, within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DG1 4PU include Aldi and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
DG1 4PU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DG1 4PU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DG1 4PU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DG1 4PU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DG1 4PU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DG1 4PU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DG1 4PU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DG1 4PU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DG1 4PU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DG1 4PU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DG1 4PU 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
Lochar
Councillors
Linda Dorward (Labour)
Ivor Hyslop (Conservative)
Maureen Johnstone (Conservative)
Tracey Little (SNP)
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
Dumfriesshire
MSP
Oliver Mundell (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
MP
David Mundell (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DG1 4PU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG1 4PU.
Primary
Secondary
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.