Latitude: 55.0653 / 55°3'55"N
Longitude: -3.616 / 3°36'57"W
OS Eastings: 296897
OS Northings: 575730
OS Grid: NX968757
Mapcode National: GBR 395W.Y1
Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.FYB7
Plus Code: 9C7R398M+4J
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85eb65
What Three Birds: dunnock.nightingale.honey-buzzard
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG2 7SQ is a primarily residential postcode in Dumfries. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is G.
The average commercial rateable value is £1,500. The most common recorded business type is Guest House.
DG2 7SQ is in the Dumfries travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG2 7SQ is approximately 32m (105ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG2 7SQ
5b1: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Delayed Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG2 7SQ
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 7SQ include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DG2 7SQ 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
North West Dumfries
Councillors
Graham Bell (Conservative)
Andy Ferguson (SNP)
Paula Stevenson (Labour)
Emma Jordan (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 7SQ.
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 7SQ.
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.