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IMD Scotland
Scotland
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Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DG2 9AD
Dumfries
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DG2 9AD
Coordinates
55.0718, -3.6505
Grid reference
NX947765
Easting
294,710
Northing
576,506
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7R38CX+PR
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 5 — Least Deprived 10%3044
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3044 places this postcode in Decile 5 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
Castle Douglas and Crocketford
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
Shawhead - 03 S01015244
S01015244MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shawhead S02002824
S02002824LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shawhead - 03 S01007572
S01007572MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shawhead S02001422
S02001422Accessible 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
5:52 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
December 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentDecember 2025 — Introduced
Postcode DG2 9AD introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode DG2 9AD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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