DG8 8HJ maps, stats, and open data
DG8 8HJ 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 1980.
DG8 8HJ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
DG8 8HJ geodata
| Easting | 246881 |
| Northing | 544853 |
| Latitude | 54.775166 |
| Longitude | -4.382051 |
Where is DG8 8HJ?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | DG8 |
Politics
| Ward | Mid Galloway And Wigtown West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Dumfries And Galloway |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to DG8 8HJ
| South Street | Garlieston | 1,642m |
| High Street | Garlieston | 1,650m |
Broadband
Broadband access in DG8 8HJ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 100.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in DG8 8HJ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Deprivation
65.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than DG8 8HJ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to DG8 8HJ (metres)
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Nearest post box to DG8 8HJ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Garlieston Post Office | 16:15 | 12:30 | 1,651m |
| Post Office | 16:30 | 12:30 | 3,973m |
DG8 8HJ ITL and DG8 8HJ 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 8HJ:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM9 | Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM92 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000016 | Dumfries and Galloway |
DG8 8HJ 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 8HJ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00098235 | |
| LSOA | S01007508 | Machars South - 03 |
| MSOA | S02001411 | Machars South |
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