Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 10 — Least Deprived 10%
6424
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6424 places this postcode in Decile 10 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority
Council Area
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale S14000074
Constituency
S14000074
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Annandale East and Eskdale
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 Scotland
Scotland
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
Gretna - 05 S01015357
S01015357
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gretna S02002846
S02002846
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gretna - 05 S01007680
S01007680
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gretna S02001444
S02001444
Accessible Small Towns
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 Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
8:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
8:05 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
May 1994 — Introduced
Postcode DG16 5AJ 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 Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 6424 · Decile 10
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015357 and MSOA S02002846 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG16 5AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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