DG9 8HX

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 0LA	1.3 km
DG9 0LD	1.4 km
DG9 8JA	1.5 km
DG9 8JB	1.7 km
DG9 0BT	1.8 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG9 8HX
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG9
Postcode sector: DG9 8
Latitude: 54.895077
Longitude: -5.066176
British National Grid easting: 203,472
British National Grid northing: 559,899

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: S00147114
Lower layer super output area: Rhins North - 04 · S01015164
Middle layer super output area: Rhins North · S02002808

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

Springwell Road

BCT · Stranraer
1.2 miles
Nursery

BCT · Stranraer
1.2 miles
Woodland Road

BCT · Stranraer
1.3 miles
Nursery

BCT · Stranraer
1.3 miles
Springbank Road

BCT · Stranraer
1.3 miles