CA6 5HP

Annandale East and Eskdale · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Postcode district: CA6
Postcode sector: CA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG16 5HP	19 m
CA6 5NJ	523 m
CA6 5NH	945 m
CA6 5NQ	1.4 km
CA6 5NL	1.5 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: CA6 5HP
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 May 1994
Postcode area: CA
Postcode district: CA6
Postcode sector: CA6 5
Latitude: 55.034915
Longitude: -3.030425
British National Grid easting: 334,240
British National Grid northing: 571,640

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Annandale East and Eskdale · S13002891
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale · S14000074
Output area: S00146709
Lower layer super output area: Gretna - 01 · S01015353
Middle layer super output area: Gretna · S02002846

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

Explore CA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 1
Secondary: 0

Longtown Primary School

Academy sponsor led
4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents: Not supplied
Postcode households: Not supplied
Residents per household: Not available
CA6 5 residents: 3,311

Age bands in CA6 5

Wider postcode sector

Age 0 to 14: 15.1%
Age 15 to 24: 9.8%
Age 25 to 44: 20.8%
Age 45 to 64: 29.2%
Age 65 and over: 25.2%

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

Queens Head Pub

BCT · Springfield
2.3 miles
Queens Head Pub

BCT · Springfield
2.3 miles
School

BCT · Springfield
2.4 miles
School

BCT · Springfield
2.4 miles
Milltown

BCT · Evertown
2.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Longtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.