Latitude: 55.0642 / 55°3'51"N
Longitude: -3.6111 / 3°36'39"W
OS Eastings: 297205
OS Northings: 575605
OS Grid: NX972756
Mapcode National: GBR 397W.0D
Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.HZN2
Plus Code: 9C7R397Q+MH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85eb65
What Three Birds: brambling.chough.waterthrush
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG2 7RA is a residential postcode in Dumfries. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
DG2 7RA is in the Dumfries travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG2 7RA is approximately 17m (56ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG2 7RA
8c2: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Rural Industry Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG2 7RA
Scotland 2: a large town or medium-sized city
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DG2 7RA include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DG2 7RA 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 7RA.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG2 7RA.
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.