DG8 6FA maps, stats, and open data
DG8 6FA is located in the Mid Galloway and Wigtown West electoral ward, within the council area of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Dumfries and Galloway. The Community Health Partnership is Dumfries & Galloway Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 2019.
DG8 6FA maps


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DG8 6FA geodata
| Easting | 241910 |
| Northing | 580375 |
| Latitude | 55.092545 |
| Longitude | -4.478793 |
Where is DG8 6FA?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | DG8 |
Politics
| Ward | Mid Galloway And Wigtown West |
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| Constituency | Dumfries And Galloway |
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Broadband
Broadband access in DG8 6FA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in DG8 6FA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
55.4% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than
DG8 6FA:
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DG8 6FA ITL and DG8 6FA 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 DG8 6FA:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLM9 | Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLM92 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| S30000016 | Dumfries and Galloway |
DG8 6FA 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 DG8 6FA:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | S00097398 | |
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| LSOA | S01007519 | Newton Stewart - 07 |
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| MSOA | S02001412 | Newton Stewart |
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