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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 656 m straight lineabout 8 min
Gretna Green Rail Station
Rail
- 13.2 km straight lineabout 165 min
Annan Rail Station
Rail
- 15.1 km straight lineabout 189 min
Carlisle Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 125 m straight lineabout 2 min
Westgill Road
Bus · at · east
- 140 m straight lineabout 2 min
Westgill Road
Bus · opp · west
- 203 m straight lineabout 3 min
School
Bus · o/s 2 · east
- 207 m straight lineabout 3 min
School
Bus · opp 2 · west
- 283 m straight lineabout 4 min
Stormont Terrace
Bus · at · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · DG16 5EG
Registers of Scotland · Gretna - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£227,546
Median price: £180,000
2023 sales · 11 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near DG16 5EG
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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3581
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3876
- Employment
- 2729
- Health
- 4221
- Education
- 2593
- Access
- 4908
- Crime
- 2800
- Housing
- 3890
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for DG16 5EG
Carlisle
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DG16 5EG
Coordinates
55.0057, -3.0589
Grid reference
NY323684
Easting
332,372
Northing
568,417
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7R2W4R+7C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Carlisle
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 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 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
Gretna - 06 S01015358
S01015358MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gretna S02002846
S02002846LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gretna - 06 S01007681
S01007681MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gretna S02001444
S02001444Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
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
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode DG16 5EG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3581 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015358 and MSOA S02002846 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG16 5EG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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