DG3 4AE

Mid and Upper Nithsdale · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG3 4LU	1.3 km
DG3 4AU	1.5 km
DG3 4AF	1.7 km
DG3 4NB	1.7 km
DG3 4AT	1.8 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG3 4AE
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 4
Latitude: 55.257056
Longitude: -3.817685
British National Grid easting: 284,571
British National Grid northing: 597,382

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale · S13002886
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale · S14000074
Output area: S00146104
Lower layer super output area: Thornhill - 01 · S01015233
Middle layer super output area: Thornhill · S02002822

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

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Holm of Drumlanrig Rd End

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1.0 miles
Holm of Drumlanrig Rd End

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Newhouse Bridge

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