# DG8 8LQ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.699654, -4.367787
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6QMJXJ+VV
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO74tq
- **Qibla:** 117.2°
- **Grid reference:** NX 47514 36420
- **UTM:** 30U 411855 6062228
- **Elevation:** 12m
- **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:** S01015186
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002813
- **2021 output area:** S00147326
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007512
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001411
- **2011 output area:** S00097402
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000814
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3018
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Stranraer | 48147 |
| School | Whithorn School | 4757 |
| Airport | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 90151 |
| Bus stop | Boyack Road | 150 |
| Food bank | Gatehouse Community Church | 23260 |
| Defibrillator | Bowling Club | 149 |
| Pharmacy | Wigtown Pharmacy | 19347 |
| Post office | Whithorn Post Office | 4888 |
| Library | Library | 25130 |
| Coast | — | 1016 |
| Central London | — | 453836 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region N, MPAN 18)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 19.4% gigabit, 100% superfast, 19.4% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DG8 8LD](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208LD)
- [DG8 8LN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208LN)
- [DG8 8LE](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208LE)
- [DG8 8LF](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208LF)
- [DG8 8JW](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208JW)
- [DG8 8LT](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208LT)
- [DG8 8JE](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208JE)
- [DG8 8LL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%208LL)

## Boundary

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## Data

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