The postcode DG8 6YB is located in Dumfries and Galloway It was introduced in December 1998 and terminated in September 2000.DG8 6YB is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
DG8 6YB 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 6YB as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-Pressed European Settlers.
The closest road name to DG8 6YB is Ewart Drive which is centered 123 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Ewart Drive and is 94 m away.
Policing for DG8 6YB 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 6YB and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to DG8 6YB, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode DG8 6YB
| Introduction | December 1998 |
| Termination | September 2000 |
| 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 DG8 6YB - Data from Apr 2022
| Ewart Drive | 94 m | |
| Ashgrove Crt | 144 m | |
| Douglas Terr | 147 m | |
| Douglas Terrace | 158 m | |
| King St | 161 m |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DG8 6YB - Data from Dec 2021
| Duncree Wood | 145 m | |
| Mill Island | 300 m | |
| Old Hall Plantation | 308 m | |
| Kirk Pool | 328 m | |
| The Gill | 469 m | |
| Hill of Old Hall | 470 m | |
| Creebridge Wood | 512 m | |
| Craigcolvin Plantation | 573 m | |
| Thorny Hill | 618 m | |
| Bower Wood | 783 m | |
| Doon Hill | 949 m | |
| Gill Wood | 1.01 km | |
| Boreland Lodge Wood | 1.06 km | |
| Doon Hill Plantation | 1.08 km | |
| Barnkirk Loch | 1.43 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 54.96556400 |
| Longitude | -4.48958400 |
| OS Easting | 240719 |
| OS Northing | 0566274 |
| OS Positional Quality | Postcode sector mean, (mainly PO Boxes) |
| 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: Migration and churn Subgroup: Hard-Pressed European Settlers |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Remote Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34000866 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Newton Stewart |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Newton Stewart - 04 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8D3 |