DG2 8RU

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 8RA	76 m
DG2 8BF	190 m
DG2 8RB	207 m
DG2 8QG	228 m
DG2 8BT	234 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG2 8RU
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1997
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG2
Postcode sector: DG2 8
Latitude: 55.035319
Longitude: -3.830196
British National Grid easting: 283,129
British National Grid northing: 572,731

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: S00146447
Lower layer super output area: Glenkens - 01 · S01015221
Middle layer super output area: Glenkens · S02002820

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+: 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

Junction

BCT · Crocketford
0.1 miles
Junction

BCT · Crocketford
0.1 miles
Farm

BCT · Crocketford
0.8 miles
Motel

BCT · Crocketford
1.0 miles
Motel

BCT · Crocketford
1.0 miles