The postcode DG1 2QU is located in Dumfries and Galloway It was introduced in January 1980 and terminated in February 2001.DG1 2QU is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
DG1 2QU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DG1 2QU as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant commuters.
The closest road name to DG1 2QU is Irish Street which is centered 54 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Coach and Horses and is 59 m away.
Policing for DG1 2QU is covered by the Scotland police force association and Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to DG1 2QU and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to DG1 2QU, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode DG1 2QU
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | February 2001 |
| User Type | Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DG1 2QU - Data from Apr 2022
| Coach and Horses | 59 m | |
| Irish Street | 108 m | |
| Whitesands | 172 m | |
| Whitesands | 182 m | |
| Whitesands | 195 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DG1 2QU - Data from Dec 2021
| Corbelly Hill | 458 m | |
| Dock Foot | 1.21 km | |
| The Pirls | 1.57 km | |
| College Pool | 1.64 km | |
| Kirkland Firs | 1.66 km | |
| Siddleback | 1.8 km | |
| Colonel's Wood | 2.06 km | |
| Clumpton Hill | 2.52 km | |
| Conhuith Plantation | 2.55 km | |
| Herries' Firs | 2.78 km | |
| Craigs Wood | 2.97 km | |
| Dalscone Wood | 3.1 km | |
| Welltree Plantation | 3.4 km | |
| Terraughtie Wood | 3.43 km | |
| Lochthorn Wood | 3.64 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 55.06823200 |
| Longitude | -3.61247700 |
| OS Easting | 297127 |
| OS Northing | 0576051 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral Ward | Nith |
| Local Authority District | Dumfries and Galloway |
| European Electoral Region | Scotland |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | South of Scotland |
| International Territorial Level Code | S30000016 |
| Travel To Work Area | Dumfries |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Cosmopolitans Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan Subgroup: Migrant commuters |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Other Urban Area |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34000121 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Dumfries Central |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Dumfries Central - 04 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 2C2 |