DG12 6AR

Annandale South · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Annandale South
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Postcode district: DG12
Postcode sector: DG12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG12 6AS	35 m
DG12 6TS	58 m
DG12 6YG	58 m
DG12 9AE	58 m
DG12 6EN	66 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG12 6AR
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 May 2017
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG12
Postcode sector: DG12 6
Latitude: 54.984053
Longitude: -3.261902
British National Grid easting: 319,344
British National Grid northing: 566,223

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Annandale South · S13002889
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale · S14000074
Output area: S00146897
Lower layer super output area: Annan West - 02 · S01015338
Middle layer super output area: Annan West · S02002843

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 DG12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 1
Secondary: 0

Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

Foundation school
4.5 km

Nearby transport

Academy

BCT · Annan
0.0 miles
Annan Rail Station

RLY · Annan
0.0 miles
School

BCT · Annan
0.2 miles
school

BCT · Annan
0.2 miles
War Memorial

BCT · Annan
0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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