Latitude: 54.9136 / 54°54'48"N
Longitude: -4.6089 / 4°36'31"W
OS Eastings: 232868
OS Northings: 560767
OS Grid: NX328607
Mapcode National: GBR GHZQ.KM6
Mapcode Global: WH3TK.5RKK
Plus Code: 9C6QW97R+CF
Maidenhead Locator System: IO74qv69
What Three Birds: scoter.jaeger.ruff
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DG8 0HG is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Commercial rateable values range from £0 to £1,800 with an average of £1,008. The most common recorded business types are Garage and Shop. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
DG8 0HG is in the Newton Stewart travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
DG8 0HG is approximately 56m (184ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DG8 0HG
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DG8 0HG
Scotland 7: a village with a drive time of 30 to 60 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
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Residents of DG8 0HG are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Ward
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Councillors
David Inglis (Conservative)
Katie Hagmann (SNP)
Jackie McCamon (Conservative)
Richard Marsh (Conservative)
Scottish Parliament
Region
South Scotland
Regional MSPs
Michelle Ballantyne (Independent)
Claudia Beamish (Labour)
Emma Harper (SNP)
Joan McAlpine (SNP)
Colin Smyth (Labour)
Paul Wheelhouse (SNP)
Brian Whittle (Conservative)
 
Scottish Parliament constituency
Galloway and West Dumfries
MSP
Finlay Carson (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway
MP
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DG8 0HG.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DG8 0HG.
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