Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DD8 3SY
Postcode
DD8 3SY
Coordinates
56.7579, -2.9047
Grid reference
NO447632
Easting
344,783
Northing
763,291
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8VQ35W+54
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dundee
ITL Region
Angus
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%4133
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4133 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Angus
Local Authority
Council AreaAngus and Perthshire Glens S14000065
Constituency
S14000065Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Brechin and Edzell
Constituency code
S14000065
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Angus
Health & NHS
Tayside
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Tayside
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Angus Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Angus Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Angus Glens - 03 S01014303
S01014303MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Angus Glens S02002654
S02002654LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Angus Glens - 03 S01007281
S01007281MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Angus Glens S02001369
S02001369Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:37 AM
Sunrise
8:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:37 AM
Sunset (today)
8:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DD8 3SY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 4133 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014303 and MSOA S02002654 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DD8 3SY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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