# DG9 8QS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.93607, -4.982185
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6QW2P9+C4
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO74mw
- **Qibla:** 116.8°
- **Grid reference:** NX 09051 64226
- **UTM:** 30U 373009 6089475
- **Elevation:** 34m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Dumfries and Galloway (S12000006)
- **Ward:** Stranraer and the Rhins (S13002880)
- **Constituency:** Dumfries and Galloway (S14000073)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000079
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01015172
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002811
- **2021 output area:** S00146754
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007498
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001408
- **2011 output area:** S00097441
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000817
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 1973
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Stranraer | 4008 |
| School | Stranraer Academy | 3662 |
| Airport | George Best Belfast City Airport | 67158 |
| Bus stop | Innermessan Road End | 988 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 4345 |
| Defibrillator | Wigtownshire Rugby Football Club | 3832 |
| Pharmacy | Gordons Chemists | 4404 |
| Post office | Stranraer Post Office | 4357 |
| Library | Stranraer Public Library | 4453 |
| Coast | — | 419 |
| Central London | — | 499562 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region N, MPAN 18)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 83.3% gigabit, 83.3% superfast, 83.3% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DG9 8QT](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG9%208QT)
- [DG9 8QR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG9%208QR)
- [DG9 8QW](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG9%208QW)
- [DG9 8RS](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG9%208RS)
- [DG9 8SN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG9%208SN)
- [DG8 0AY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%200AY)

## Boundary

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