DG12 6LR

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 6LP	33 m
DG12 6LW	89 m
DG12 6JX	111 m
DG12 6LS	117 m
DG12 6LU	128 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG12 6LR
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG12
Postcode sector: DG12 6
Latitude: 54.990775
Longitude: -3.246280
British National Grid easting: 320,357
British National Grid northing: 566,953

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: S00146835
Lower layer super output area: Annan East - 06 · S01015346
Middle layer super output area: Annan East · S02002844

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
4.7 km

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

School

BCT · Newington
0.1 miles
Fernlea Crescent

BCT · Newington
0.1 miles
Hillview Crescent

BCT · Newington
0.1 miles
Caledonian Crescent

BCT · Newington
0.1 miles
Hospital

BCT · Newington
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 2.9 miles.

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