DG8 7JJ
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.8991 / 54°53'56"N
Longitude: -4.3803 / 4°22'48"W
OS Eastings: 247465
OS Northings: 558637
OS Grid: NX474586
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR HHKR.N98
Mapcode Global: WH3TV.P4C3
Plus Code: 9C6QVJX9+JV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO74tv45
What Three Birds: kestrel.hawk-owl.raven
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Harbour Street, Creetown, Newton Stewart DG8 7JJ
Summary
DG8 7JJ is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C and A.
Commercial rateable values range from £275 to £1,650 with an average of £1,306. The most common recorded business types are Store and Workshop. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
DG8 7JJ is in the Newton Stewart travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG8 7JJ is approximately 9m (29ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG8 7JJ
1c2: Rural Residents - Ageing Rural Dwellers - Renting Rural Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG8 7JJ
Scotland 7: a village with a drive time of 30 to 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
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- Air quality forecast for DG8 7JJ at Smogwatch
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- River levels and flood warnings near DG8 7JJ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DG8 7JJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DG8 7JJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DG8 7JJ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DG8 7JJ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DG8 7JJ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DG8 7JJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DG8 7JJ 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
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Councillors
David Inglis (Conservative)
Katie Hagmann (SNP)
Jackie McCamon (Conservative)
Richard Marsh (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
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DG8 7JJ.
- 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 DG8 7JJ.
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