DG3 5HW

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 5JS	427 m
DG3 5JR	596 m
DG3 5JT	600 m
DG3 5HJ	607 m
DG3 5JP	653 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG3 5HW
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 5
Latitude: 55.206429
Longitude: -3.723033
British National Grid easting: 290,447
British National Grid northing: 591,596

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: S00146158
Lower layer super output area: Mid Nithsdale - 01 · S01015238
Middle layer super output area: Mid Nithsdale · S02002823

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+: 66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 33.3%
Gigabit-capable: 33.3%

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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Village Telephone Box

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Village Telephone Box

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Primary School

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