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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min
Annan Rail Station
Rail
- 12.1 km straight lineabout 151 min
Gretna Green Rail Station
Rail
- 15.4 km straight lineabout 193 min
Lockerbie Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 225 m straight lineabout 3 min
Preston Park
Bus · at · south-west
- 226 m straight lineabout 3 min
Silverlaw
Bus · opp · south-east
- 233 m straight lineabout 3 min
Silverlaw
Bus · opp · north-west
- 374 m straight lineabout 5 min
Thorburn Crescent
Bus · opp · south-east
- 388 m straight lineabout 5 min
Thorburn Crescent
Bus · at · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near DG12 5EZ
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4757
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 14
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5042
- Employment
- 4438
- Health
- 4011
- Education
- 4387
- Access
- 1612
- Crime
- 5934
- Housing
- 6751
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around DG12 5EZ
Other postcode pages in the same local area as DG12 5EZ.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for DG12 5EZ
Postcode
DG12 5EZ
Coordinates
54.9966, -3.2541
Grid reference
NY198676
Easting
319,870
Northing
567,606
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C6RXPWW+J9
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
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
Annan East - 03 S01015343
S01015343MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Annan East S02002844
S02002844LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Annan East - 03 S01007666
S01007666MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Annan East S02001442
S02001442Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:03 AM
Sunrise
4:49 PM
Sunset
9 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:03 AM
Sunset (today)
4:49 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode DG12 5EZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4757 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015343 and MSOA S02002844 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG12 5EZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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