DG9 8QP

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 8QR	379 m
DG9 8QW	926 m
DG9 8QL	1.1 km
DG9 8QJ	1.4 km
DG9 8QN	1.4 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG9 8QP
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG9
Postcode sector: DG9 8
Latitude: 54.924278
Longitude: -4.990475
British National Grid easting: 208,464
British National Grid northing: 562,937

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: S00146754
Lower layer super output area: Rhins South - 01 · S01015172
Middle layer super output area: Rhins South · S02002811

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+: 92.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 92.3%
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

Innermessan

BCT · Stranraer
0.2 miles
Innermessan

BCT · Stranraer
0.2 miles
Innermessan Road End

BCT · Stranraer
0.3 miles
Innermessan Road End

BCT · Stranraer
0.3 miles
Sandmill Road End

BCT · Stranraer
0.8 miles