DG16

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
160
Current units
148
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
2

Coverage context

Countries represented
England, Scotland
English regions represented
North West, S99999999
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
12

Postcode sectors in DG16

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

1 sectors
17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grahams Arms House, Guards Mill, Gretna, DG16 5JA 3 November 2022 £448,500
Barrasgate, Gretna Loaning, Mill Hill, Gretna, DG16 5HU 12 May 2021 £350,000
Gretna Chase Hotel, Gretna, DG16 5JB 8 April 2021 £570,000

Census 2021

Population and age profile

DG16 usual residents
55
Age-profile population
Not available

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 147 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
82.6%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

132 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 67 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 2 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £448,500 from 1 recorded sale in DG16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dumfries and Galloway is £166,891 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.