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Coordinates & Location for DG1 4JS
Postcode
DG1 4JS
Coordinates
55.0509, -3.4688
Grid reference
NY062739
Easting
306,260
Northing
573,924
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7R3G2J+9F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dumfries
ITL Region
Dumfries and Galloway
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 7 — Least Deprived 10%4880
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4880 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority
Council AreaDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale S14000074
Constituency
S14000074Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Annandale South
Constituency code
S14000074
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Dumfries and Galloway
Health & NHS
Dumfries and Galloway
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Dumfries & Galloway Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Collin - 05 S01015307
S01015307MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Collin S02002836
S02002836LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Collin - 04 S01007630
S01007630MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Collin S02001434
S02001434Accessible 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
12 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentFebruary 1993 — Introduced
Postcode DG1 4JS 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 4880 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015307 and MSOA S02002836 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG1 4JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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