DG3 4EA

Mid and Upper Nithsdale · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG3 4DZ	788 m
DG2 0BT	1.2 km
DG2 0TJ	1.3 km
DG2 0XA	1.3 km
DG2 0TQ	1.3 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG3 4EA
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 4
Latitude: 55.170208
Longitude: -3.830499
British National Grid easting: 283,503
British National Grid northing: 587,740

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: Dumfries and Galloway · S14000073
Output area: S00146168
Lower layer super output area: Thornhill - 05 · S01015237
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 0
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

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

Telephone Box

BCT · Wallaceton
0.8 miles
Telephone Box

BCT · Wallaceton
0.8 miles
Maxwelton Mains

BCT · Kirkland
1.2 miles
Maxwelton Mains

BCT · Kirkland
1.2 miles
Shancastle

BCT · Kirkland
1.8 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

0 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.