DG8 9BB

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG8 9BA	636 m
DG8 9BE	876 m
DG8 9PE	1.3 km
DG8 9AZ	1.6 km
DG8 9BD	1.7 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG8 9BB
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG8
Postcode sector: DG8 9
Latitude: 54.848930
Longitude: -4.532260
British National Grid easting: 237,517
British National Grid northing: 553,396

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: S00147177
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%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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