# DG8 6QS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.958954, -4.479586
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6QXG5C+H5
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO74sx
- **Qibla:** 117.3°
- **Grid reference:** NX 41332 65515
- **UTM:** 30U 405260 6091225
- **Elevation:** 10m
- **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:** 1990-06

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01015192
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002814
- **2021 output area:** S00146938
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007518
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001412
- **2011 output area:** S00097684
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000842
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 2705
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barrhill | 24634 |
| School | D&G Primary West Inclusion Hub | 469 |
| Airport | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 60645 |
| Bus stop | Cree Inn | 184 |
| Food bank | Machars Churches | 375 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 233 |
| Pharmacy | Creebridge Mill | 224 |
| Post office | Newton Stewart Post Office | 218 |
| Library | Newton Stewart Library and Public Services | 378 |
| Coast | — | 7550 |
| Central London | — | 480632 |

## 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 6QA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206QA)
- [DG8 6NR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206NR)
- [DG8 6QR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206QR)
- [DG8 6QB](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206QB)
- [DG8 6DH](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206DH)
- [DG8 6NQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206NQ)

## Boundary

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## Data

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