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Coordinates & Location for DG2 7HS
Postcode
DG2 7HS
Coordinates
55.0587, -3.6121
Grid reference
NX971749
Easting
297,126
Northing
574,986
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7R395Q+F5
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 6 — Least Deprived 10%3599
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3599 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
Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority
Council AreaDumfries and Galloway S14000073
Constituency
S14000073Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Abbey
Constituency code
S14000073
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
Troqueer - 04 S01015266
S01015266MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Troqueer S02002827
S02002827LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Troqueer - 04 S01007591
S01007591MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Troqueer S02001425
S02001425Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 33 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 DG2 7HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 3599 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01015266 and MSOA S02002827 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG2 7HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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