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DG16 5JB

Longtown · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gretna
Ward
Longtown
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
DG16
Postcode sector
DG16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DG16 5JA 486 m
DG16 5JD 524 m
DG16 5FG 655 m
DG16 5LQ 762 m
DG16 5AJ 785 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DG16 5JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DG
Postcode district
DG16
Postcode sector
DG16 5
Latitude
54.990000
Longitude
-3.048326
British National Grid easting
333,021
British National Grid northing
566,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Longtown · E05014199
Parish or community
E04002464
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097188
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 001C · E01019228
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 001 · E02003987

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gretna Chase Hotel, Gretna, DG16 5JB 8 April 2021 £570,000
Sark Cottage, Gretna, DG16 5JB 1 July 1999 £19,000

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
DG16 5 residents
55

This postcode contained 20% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DG16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    0.5 miles

  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    0.5 miles

  • Retail Park

    BCT · Gretna

    0.5 miles

  • Solway Lodge

    BCT · Gretna

    0.6 miles

  • Solway Lodge

    BCT · Gretna

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,355 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.