DG16 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: DG16
Postcode sector: DG16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
CA6 5NJ	505 m
CA6 5NH	954 m
CA6 5NQ	1.4 km
CA6 5NL	1.5 km
DG16 5HR	1.7 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG16 5HP
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 May 1994
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG16
Postcode sector: DG16 5
Latitude: 55.035016
Longitude: -3.030177
British National Grid easting: 334,256
British National Grid northing: 571,651

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 DG16

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
DG16 5 residents: 55

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

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

Queens Head Pub

BCT · Springfield
2.3 miles
Queens Head Pub

BCT · Springfield
2.3 miles
Milltown

BCT · Evertown
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.