DG3 5AL

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG3 5AW	57 m
DG3 5AJ	79 m
DG3 5AN	79 m
DG3 5AH	141 m
DG3 5LW	221 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG3 5AL
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 5
Latitude: 55.243991
Longitude: -3.773499
British National Grid easting: 287,342
British National Grid northing: 595,856

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: S00146127
Lower layer super output area: Thornhill - 02 · S01015234
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

Buccleuch Crescent

BCT · Thornhill
0.1 miles
Junction

BCT · Thornhill
0.2 miles
Old Post Office

BCT · Thornhill
0.3 miles
Old Post Office

BCT · Thornhill
0.3 miles
School

BCT · Thornhill
0.4 miles