DG2 9SS maps, stats, and open data

DG2 9SS is located in the Castle Douglas and Crocketford electoral ward, within the council area of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Dumfries and Galloway. The Community Health Partnership is Dumfries & Galloway Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

DG2 9SS maps

DG2 9SS map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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DG2 9SS geodata

Easting	285244
Northing	575095
Latitude	55.057039
Longitude	-3.798077

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DG2 9SS?

Country	Scotland
Postcode District	DG2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Politics

Ward	Castle Douglas And Crocketford
Constituency	Dumfries And Galloway

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DG2 9SS

Brae (A75)	Crocketford	1,313m
Brae (A75)	Crocketford	1,330m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in DG2 9SS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	63.6%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	9.1%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	9.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	9.1%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in DG2 9SS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	2.7Mbps
Average download speed	4.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	10.47Mbps

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Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.21Mbps

Broadband limitations in DG2 9SS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	9.1%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	45.5%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	72.7%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	90.9%

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DG2 9SS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in DG2 9SS by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,123
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,312
Median (kWh/meter)	3,427

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DG2 9SS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in DG2 9SS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

47.4% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than DG2 9SS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to DG2 9SS (metres)

A & M Gibson (Dairy)

Bush of Killylour

1,750m

Irongray Parish Hall

Shawhead

1,987m

Shawhead Primary School

Shawhead

1,987m

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Nearest post box to DG2 9SS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shawhead Post Office	16:15	12:00	1,979m
Crocketford Post Office	17:30	11:15	3,113m
Barnsoul	11:00	11:00	3,235m

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DG2 9SS ITL and DG2 9SS LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DG2 9SS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLM	Scotland
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLM9	Southern Scotland
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLM92	Dumfries and Galloway
LAU 1 Code	Name
S30000016	Dumfries and Galloway

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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DG2 9SS census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DG2 9SS:

	Code	Name
OA	S00097238
LSOA	S01007571	Shawhead - 02
MSOA	S02001422	Shawhead

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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