DG8 0BU

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfries and Galloway
Postcode district: DG8
Postcode sector: DG8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG8 0BT	448 m
DG8 0BX	1.1 km
DG8 6QJ	1.2 km
DG8 0DA	1.3 km
DG8 0BZ	1.4 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG8 0BU
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG8
Postcode sector: DG8 0
Latitude: 54.897523
Longitude: -4.544357
British National Grid easting: 236,937
British National Grid northing: 558,830

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West · S13002881
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfries and Galloway · S14000073
Output area: S00147023
Lower layer super output area: Machars North - 02 · S01015178
Middle layer super output area: Machars North · S02002812

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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Shelter

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Shelter

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Post Office

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2.9 miles