DG9 9JQ
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Sandhead, Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.8078 / 54°48'28"N
Longitude: -4.9621 / 4°57'43"W
OS Eastings: 209734
OS Northings: 549907
OS Grid: NX097499
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR GJ30.5TZ
Mapcode Global: WH2ST.RF83
Plus Code: 9C6QR25Q+45
Maidenhead Locator System: IO74mt43
What Three Birds: wigeon.redhead.greenshank
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Main Street, Sandhead, Stranraer DG9 9JQ
Summary
DG9 9JQ is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Sandhead, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
The average commercial rateable value is £2,225. The most common recorded business type is Shop. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
DG9 9JQ is in the Stranraer travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG9 9JQ is approximately 11m (36ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG9 9JQ
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG9 9JQ
Scotland 6: a small town or large village, within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Other nearby postcodes
DG9 9JQ at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DG9 9JQ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DG9 9JQ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DG9 9JQ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DG9 9JQ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DG9 9JQ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DG9 9JQ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DG9 9JQ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DG9 9JQ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DG9 9JQ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DG9 9JQ 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
Stranraer and the Rhins
Councillors
Ben Dashper (SNP)
William Scobie (Ideal Bradford)
Andrew Giusti (Conservative)
Chrissie Hill (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 DG9 9JQ.
- 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 DG9 9JQ.
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