DG2 8EF

Castle Douglas and Crocketford · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Castle Douglas and Crocketford
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfries and Galloway
Postcode district: DG2
Postcode sector: DG2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG2 8EB	1.2 km
DG2 8ED	1.4 km
DG2 8EA	1.4 km
DG2 8DZ	2.1 km
DG2 8EG	2.1 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG2 8EF
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG2
Postcode sector: DG2 8
Latitude: 55.001181
Longitude: -3.684908
British National Grid easting: 292,322
British National Grid northing: 568,699

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Castle Douglas and Crocketford · S13002883
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfries and Galloway · S14000073
Output area: S00146726
Lower layer super output area: New Abbey - 03 · S01015270
Middle layer super output area: New Abbey · S02002828

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

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Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 75%
Gigabit-capable: 75%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 25%
Next Generation Access: 75%
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

Junction

BCT · Beeswing
1.5 miles
Junction

BCT · Beeswing
1.5 miles
Henderson Place

BCT · Beeswing
1.7 miles
Henderson Place

BCT · Beeswing
1.7 miles
Church

BCT · Beeswing
1.8 miles