# DG8 6SS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 55.061189, -4.544289
- **Open Location Code:** 9C7Q3F64+F7
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO75rb
- **Qibla:** 117.3°
- **Grid reference:** NX 37604 77037
- **UTM:** 30U 401368 6102690
- **Elevation:** 66m
- **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:** S01015193
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002814
- **2021 output area:** S00146172
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007519
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001412
- **2011 output area:** S00097398
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000785
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3305
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barrhill | 15637 |
| School | Douglas Ewart High School | 11765 |
| Airport | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 49005 |
| Bus stop | Post Office | 2167 |
| Food bank | Machars Churches | 12302 |
| Defibrillator | Glentrool &Bargrennan Community Trust | 2280 |
| Pharmacy | Creebridge Mill | 11877 |
| Post office | Newton Stewart Post Office | 12174 |
| Library | Newton Stewart Library and Public Services | 12133 |
| Coast | — | 19345 |
| Central London | — | 492090 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region N, MPAN 18)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 0% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 25% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DG8 6SX](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206SX)
- [DG8 6SY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206SY)
- [DG8 6RN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206RN)
- [DG8 6SR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206SR)
- [DG8 6RL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206RL)
- [DG8 6SU](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206SU)
- [DG8 6SP](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206SP)
- [DG8 7AA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%207AA)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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