Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 7 — Least Deprived 10%
4346
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4346 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority
Council Area
Dumfries and Galloway S14000073
Constituency
S14000073
Scotland
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 Scotland
Scotland
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
Castle Douglas - 03 S01015210
S01015210
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Castle Douglas S02002817
S02002817
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Castle Douglas - 03 S01007536
S01007536
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Castle Douglas S02001415
S02001415
Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
8:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
8:10 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DG7 1JP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. IMD Scotland: Rank 4346 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015210 and MSOA S02002817 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DG7 1JP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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