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Status
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Coordinates & Location for DG5 4EU
Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DG5 4EU
Coordinates
54.9302, -3.8189
Grid reference
NX835610
Easting
283,546
Northing
561,016
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C6RW5JJ+3C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas
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 4 — Least Deprived 10%2713
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2713 places this postcode in Decile 4 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
Dalbeattie - 04 S01015216
S01015216MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dalbeattie S02002818
S02002818LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dalbeattie - 04 S01007542
S01007542MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dalbeattie S02001416
S02001416Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DG5 4EU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 2713 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015216 and MSOA S02002818 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG5 4EU 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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