The postcode DG1 2RA is located in Dumfries and Galloway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. DG1 2RA is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
DG1 2RA 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 2RA as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant commuters.
The closest road name to DG1 2RA is Royal Oak Close which is centered 48 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Great King St and is 95 m away.
Policing for DG1 2RA 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 2RA and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to DG1 2RA, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode DG1 2RA
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| 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 2RA - Data from Apr 2022
| Great King St | 95 m | |
| Burns Statue | 140 m | |
| Coach and Horses | 179 m | |
| Irish Street | 180 m | |
| Loreburn Street | 196 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DG1 2RA - Data from Dec 2021
| Corbelly Hill | 577 m | |
| Dock Foot | 1.28 km | |
| The Pirls | 1.48 km | |
| College Pool | 1.56 km | |
| Kirkland Firs | 1.68 km | |
| Siddleback | 1.69 km | |
| Colonel's Wood | 2.16 km | |
| Clumpton Hill | 2.41 km | |
| Herries' Firs | 2.66 km | |
| Conhuith Plantation | 2.68 km | |
| Craigs Wood | 2.97 km | |
| Dalscone Wood | 2.97 km | |
| Welltree Plantation | 3.44 km | |
| Terraughtie Wood | 3.51 km | |
| Lochthorn Wood | 3.52 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 55.06916100 |
| Longitude | -3.61149700 |
| OS Easting | 297192 |
| OS Northing | 0576153 |
| 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 | S34000123 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Dumfries Central |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Dumfries Central - 04 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 2C2 |