DG5 4WA
a large user postcode in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.9411 / 54°56'27"N
Longitude: -3.9296 / 3°55'46"W
OS Eastings: 276487
OS Northings: 562416
OS Grid: NX764624
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1C09.1K
Mapcode Global: WH4W0.L2ZF
Plus Code: 9C6RW3RC+C5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO84aw85
What Three Birds: garganey.avocet.swift
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Academy Street, Dalbeattie DG5 4WA
Summary
DG5 4WA is a large user postcode in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in June 2008.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
PO Box 7484, Dalbeattie DG5 4WA.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
DG5 4WA is in the Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG5 4WA is approximately 57m (187ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG5 4WA
8c2: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Rural Industry Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG5 4WA
Scotland 4: a small town or large village, with a drive time of 30 to 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DG5 4WA include Co-Operative Food and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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DG5 4WA at other websites
- Crime near DG5 4WA at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for DG5 4WA at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DG5 4WA at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DG5 4WA at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DG5 4WA at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DG5 4WA at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DG5 4WA at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DG5 4WA at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DG5 4WA at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DG5 4WA at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DG5 4WA 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
Castle Douglas and Crocketford
Councillors
Iain Howie (Independent)
John Young (SNP)
Pauline Drysdale (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)
Broadband Internet
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