# DG8 6DS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.967058, -4.489007
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6QXG86+R9
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO74sx
- **Qibla:** 117.3°
- **Grid reference:** NX 40761 66438
- **UTM:** 30U 404676 6092140
- **Elevation:** 24m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Dumfries and Galloway (S12000006)
- **Ward:** Mid Galloway and Wigtown West (S13002881)
- **Constituency:** Dumfries and Galloway (S14000073)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000072
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01015190
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002814
- **2021 output area:** S00146877
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007516
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001412
- **2011 output area:** S00097691
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000866
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 2492
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barrhill | 23603 |
| School | Douglas Ewart High School | 778 |
| Airport | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 59690 |
| Bus stop | Landmark | 17 |
| Food bank | Machars Churches | 1257 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 143 |
| Pharmacy | Creebridge Mill | 894 |
| Post office | Newton Stewart Post Office | 1133 |
| Library | Newton Stewart Library and Public Services | 1092 |
| Coast | — | 8626 |
| Central London | — | 481711 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region N, MPAN 18)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DG8 6DW](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206DW)
- [DG8 6DU](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206DU)
- [DG8 6DG](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206DG)
- [DG8 6DT](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206DT)
- [DG8 6SH](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206SH)
- [DG8 6AP](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206AP)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206DS.json).

## Data

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