The postcode DG8 6AW is located in Dumfries and Galloway It was introduced in May 1986 and is an active postcode. DG8 6AW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
DG8 6AW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 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 DG8 6AW as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious hardship.
The closest road name to DG8 6AW is Murray Place which is centered 108 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Hole-in-the-wall and is 104 m away.
Policing for DG8 6AW 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 DG8 6AW and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to DG8 6AW, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode DG8 6AW
| Introduction | May 1986 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DG8 6AW - Data from Apr 2022
| Hole-in-the-wall | 104 m | |
| Hole-in-the-Wall | 124 m | |
| Dunkitterick Drive | 196 m | |
| New Galloway Rd | 196 m | |
| New Galloway Rd | 198 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DG8 6AW - Data from Dec 2021
| Mountpleasant Plantation | 271 m | |
| Hermitage Wood | 614 m | |
| Creebridge Wood | 775 m | |
| Thorny Hill | 796 m | |
| Craggyrounal Plantation | 833 m | |
| Bower Wood | 924 m | |
| Mill Island | 965 m | |
| Corvisel Wood | 995 m | |
| Doon Hill | 1.2 km | |
| Beech Wood | 1.21 km | |
| Kirk Pool | 1.25 km | |
| Wild Wood | 1.32 km | |
| Doon Hill | 1.32 km | |
| Doon Hill Plantation | 1.34 km | |
| Duncree Wood | 1.38 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 54.95929000 |
| Longitude | -4.47373000 |
| OS Easting | 241709 |
| OS Northing | 0565540 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral Ward | Mid Galloway and Wigtown West |
| 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 | Newton Stewart |
| 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: Hard-pressed living Group: Industrious communities Subgroup: Industrious hardship |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Remote Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34000852 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Newton Stewart |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Newton Stewart - 06 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8A2 |