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Coordinates & Location for DG3 4DA
Dumfries
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DG3 4DA
Coordinates
55.2326, -3.8165
Grid reference
NX845946
Easting
284,575
Northing
594,664
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7R65MM+39
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%3596
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3596 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 AreaDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale S14000074
Constituency
S14000074Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mid and Upper Nithsdale
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
Thornhill - 04 S01015236
S01015236MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thornhill S02002822
S02002822LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thornhill - 04 S01007562
S01007562MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thornhill S02001420
S02001420Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:26 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:26 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 1987
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~39 years
Active Duration
1987 -> PresentOctober 1987 — Introduced
Postcode DG3 4DA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. IMD Scotland: Rank 3596 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015236 and MSOA S02002822 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG3 4DA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1987
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~39 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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