DG8 9JA
a residential and agricultural postcode in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.8688 / 54°52'7"N
Longitude: -4.4442 / 4°26'39"W
OS Eastings: 243246
OS Northings: 555403
OS Grid: NX432554
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR HHDV.30V
Mapcode Global: WH3TT.PWXD
Plus Code: 9C6QVH94+G8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO74su68
What Three Birds: guillemot.robin.shrike
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Lochancroft Lane, Wigtown, Newton Stewart DG8 9JA
Summary
DG8 9JA is a residential and agricultural postcode in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and C.
DG8 9JA 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 9JA is approximately 44m (144ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG8 9JA
8c2: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Rural Industry Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG8 9JA
Scotland 7: a 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
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DG8 9JA include Co-Operative Food. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
DG8 9JA at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DG8 9JA at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DG8 9JA at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DG8 9JA at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DG8 9JA at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DG8 9JA at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DG8 9JA at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DG8 9JA at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DG8 9JA at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DG8 9JA at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DG8 9JA 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 9JA.
- 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
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG8 9JA.
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