DG9 8EL

Stranraer and the Rhins · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfries and Galloway
Postcode district: DG9
Postcode sector: DG9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG9 7FQ	45 m
DG9 8EH	98 m
DG9 8EG	122 m
DG9 8HB	129 m
DG9 8HA	168 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG9 8EL
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 February 2012
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG9
Postcode sector: DG9 8
Latitude: 54.905784
Longitude: -5.020651
British National Grid easting: 206,442
British National Grid northing: 560,963

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Stranraer and the Rhins · S13002880
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfries and Galloway · S14000073
Output area: S00147042
Lower layer super output area: Stranraer East - 02 · S01015166
Middle layer super output area: Stranraer East · S02002809

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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Nearby transport

Port Rodie Ferry Terminal

BCT · Stranraer
0.1 miles
Port Rodie

BCT · Stranraer
0.1 miles
Marine Gardens Road End

BCT · Stranraer
0.1 miles
Marine Gardens Road End

BCT · Stranraer
0.2 miles
Stranraer Ferry Terminal

FER · Stranraer
0.2 miles