DG2 8QB

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 8QA	1.1 km
DG2 8NP	1.1 km
DG2 8NN	1.2 km
DG2 8BD	1.2 km
DG2 8QD	1.2 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG2 8QB
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG2
Postcode sector: DG2 8
Latitude: 55.053515
Longitude: -3.739159
British National Grid easting: 288,997
British National Grid northing: 574,607

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: S00146631
Lower layer super output area: Dalbeattie Rural - 03 · S01015220
Middle layer super output area: Dalbeattie Rural · S02002819

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+: 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

Road End

BCT · Lochfoot
0.8 miles
Road End

BCT · Lochfoot
0.8 miles
Village Hall

BCT · Lochfoot
0.8 miles
Northpark

BCT · Lochfoot
1.1 miles
A75 East Road End

BCT · Shawhead
1.1 miles