DD8 2YS maps, stats, and open data
DD8 2YS is located in the Forfar and District electoral ward, within the council area of Angus and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Angus. The Community Health Partnership is Angus Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since December 1997.
DD8 2YS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
DD8 2YS geodata
| Easting | 345474 |
| Northing | 750569 |
| Latitude | 56.643746 |
| Longitude | -2.890698 |
Where is DD8 2YS?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | DD8 |
Politics
| Ward | Forfar And District |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Angus |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to DD8 2YS
| Police Station (West High Street) | Forfar | 95m |
| The Cross (West High Street) | Forfar | 116m |
| Police Station (West High Street) | Forfar | 137m |
| Council Offices (The Cross) | Forfar | 167m |
| Asda (New Road) | Forfar | 194m |
Deprivation
68% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than DD8 2YS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to DD8 2YS (metres)
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Nearest post box to DD8 2YS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Forfar Post Office | 18:00 | 12:30 | 60m |
| Castle Street | 17:30 | 11:45 | 301m |
| St James Road | 17:15 | 11:45 | 302m |
DD8 2YS ITL and DD8 2YS LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DD8 2YS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM7 | Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM71 | Angus and Dundee City |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000048 | Angus |
DD8 2YS census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DD8 2YS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00093456 | |
| LSOA | S01007259 | Forfar Central - 06 |
| MSOA | S02001365 | Forfar Central |
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