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DG8 Postcode


DG8 is the Postcode District for Newton Stewart in Wigtown

The postcode district is located in the DG Dumfries and Galloway postal area , DG8 has a population of 12,980 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census.

The area of the district is 53.05 square miles (137.40 square kilometers or 33,953.43 acres).

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Where is the DG8 District?

To give you an idea where the district is located we have created the following table showing nearby towns.

Nearest Towns to DG8

Town Distance (miles) Direction
Gatehouse of Fleet 16.36 ESE
Stranraer 18.00 W
New Galloway 19.69 ENE
Kirkcudbright 22.57 ESE
Girvan 23.18 NNW
Castle Douglas 25.99 E
Maybole 28.54 N
Dalbeattie 30.31 E
New Cumnock 34.94 NNE
Ayr 35.49 N
Cumnock 37.34 NNE
Prestwick 38.27 N
Sanquhar 39.11 NE
Dumfries 39.60 ENE
Troon 41.48 N
Galston 45.97 N
Kilmarnock 46.07 N

The post town for this district is NEWTON STEWART.

Postcode Information for District DG8 (Total Geographical Postcodes: 854)

Location Post Town Sector Number of
Postcodes
NEWTON STEWART NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 173
Whithorn NEWTON STEWART DG8 8 87
Wigtown NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 80
Glenluce NEWTON STEWART DG8 0 78
Kirkcowan NEWTON STEWART DG8 0 60
Creetown NEWTON STEWART DG8 7 53
Port William NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 51
Minnigaff NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 44
Whauphill NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 31
Garlieston NEWTON STEWART DG8 8 28
Isle Of Whithorn NEWTON STEWART DG8 8 23
NEWTON STEWART NEWTON STEWART DG8 7 22
Sorbie NEWTON STEWART DG8 8 21
Kirkinner NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 20
New Luce NEWTON STEWART DG8 0 19
Carsluith NEWTON STEWART DG8 7 12
Mochrum NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 9
Bargrennan NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 9
Creebridge NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 7
Elrig NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 5
Monreith NEWTON STEWART DG8 9 5
Palnure NEWTON STEWART DG8 7 3
Penninghame NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 3
Old Minnigaff NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 2
Glentrool NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 2
Blackcraig NEWTON STEWART DG8 7 2
Knowe NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 1
Barvennan NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 1
Carty NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 1
Challoch NEWTON STEWART DG8 6 1
Monreith NEWTON STEWART DG8 8 1

The primary settlement in the DG8 postcode district is Newton Stewart, located in the county of Wigtown in Scotland. Other significant settlements within this district include Glenluce, Kirkcowan, New Luce, Bargrennan, Barvennan, Carty, Challoch, Creebridge, Glentrool, Knowe, Minnigaff, Old Minnigaff, Penninghame, Blackcraig, Carsluith, Creetown, Palnure, Garlieston, Isle of Whithorn, Monreith, Sorbie, Whithorn, Elrig, Kirkinner, Mochrum, Port William, Whauphill, and Wigtown. The most significant post town in this district is Newton Stewart.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Dumfries and Galloway area with a total of 832 postal codes.

The largest settlement in the DG8 postal code is NEWTON STEWART followed by Wigtown, and Glenluce.

The postcode area has a boundary with Solway Firth and The Irish Sea.

The DG8 Postcode shares a border with DG7 (CASTLE DOUGLAS, Gatehouse Of Fleet, Dalry), KA19 (MAYBOLE, Crosshill, Straiton), KA6 (Dalmellington, Drongan, Coylton), DG9 (STRANRAER, Portpatrick, Drummore) and KA26 (GIRVAN, Dailly, Ballantrae).

Postcode Sectors

Postcode Sectors in the DG8 District

map showing postcode sectors within the DG8 district
DG8 0DG8 6DG8 7DG8 8DG8 9
Where the DG8 postcode district lies within the wider  postcode area
Where the DG8 postcode district lies within the wider postcode area
Map Showing Location of the DG8 postcode Sector
Where is the Postal District?
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Map of the district

Stations in the Sector

No stations found in this postcode district.

Accessable Motorway Junctions

No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.

Weather Forecast for Kirkcowan

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Light snow shower (day)Light snow shower (day)-2.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) 35.00%WNW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) 16.00%WNW 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for SleetSleet2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 52.00%W 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for SleetSleet1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) 64.00%WNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Clear nightClear night1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 39.00%WNW 9 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for Clear nightClear night1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 5.00%NW 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for Clear nightClear night1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 3.00%NW 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Partly cloudy (night)Partly cloudy (night)1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 8.00%NW 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 8.00%NW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C) 2.00%WNW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Partly cloudy (day)Partly cloudy (day)4.0°C (feels like 1.0°C) 5.00%WNW 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for CloudyCloudy0.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 4.00%WNW 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for CloudyCloudy-1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 5.00%ESE 2 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for CloudyCloudy2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 5.00%ESE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for CloudyCloudy4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) 8.00%SE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Light rainLight rain4.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 49.00%SE 20 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Heavy rainHeavy rain3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 89.00%SE 27 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for Heavy rainHeavy rain4.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 96.00%ESE 25 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Heavy rainHeavy rain7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) 95.00%ESE 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Heavy rainHeavy rain10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 86.00%SSE 16 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Heavy rain shower (night)Heavy rain shower (night)11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) 64.00%S 18 mph

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for Heavy rain shower (night)Heavy rain shower (night)12.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) 65.00%S 20 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for Heavy rain shower (night)Heavy rain shower (night)11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) 62.00%SSW 20 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Light rain shower (night)Light rain shower (night)10.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 37.00%SW 20 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day10.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 10.00%SSW 22 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 6.00%SSW 25 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) 5.00%SSW 25 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Partly cloudy (night)Partly cloudy (night)10.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) 5.00%SSW 25 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Partly cloudy (night)Partly cloudy (night)9.0°C (feels like 5.0°C) 10.00%SW 25 mph
Royal Mail Delivery and Sorting Offices
Postal Sector Delivery Office
DG8 0Newton Stewart Delivery Office
DG8 0Port William Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 0Glenluce Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 6Port William Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 6Whauphill Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 6Glenluce Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 6Newton Stewart Delivery Office
DG8 7Newton Stewart Delivery Office
DG8 8Newton Stewart Delivery Office
DG8 8Garlieston Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 8Whithorn Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 9Newton Stewart Delivery Office
DG8 9Whithorn Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 9Port William Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 9Whauphill Scale Payment Delivery Office
DG8 9Wigtown Scale Payment Delivery Office
Postcode Format
DG8 - X X X
DG8 Space Numeric Letter Letter

Street List for the DG8 District

Current Monthly Rental Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price
1 £806 £806 £806

Current House Prices

# Bedrooms Min Price Max Price Avg Price
£29,000 £2,150,000 £806,619
2 £19,500 £300,000 £106,728
3 £90,000 £950,000 £294,615
4 £170,000 £1,850,000 £467,490
5 £290,000 £495,000 £375,000
6 £9,500,000 £9,500,000 £9,500,000
7 £775,000 £990,000 £882,500
8 £395,000 £395,000 £395,000

Estate Agents

LogoNameBrand NameAddressContact Number
Galbraith Castle DouglasCastle DouglasGalbraith93 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1AE 01556 512041
South West Property Centre StranraerStranraerSouth West Property CentreCharlotte Street, Stranraer, DG9 7ED01776 748739
Davidson & Robertson Limited RiccartonRiccartonDavidson & Robertson LimitedThe Rural Centre West Mains Ingliston Edinburgh EH28 8LT01308 800946
Williamson & Henry KirkcudbrightKirkcudbrightWilliamson & Henry3 St. Cuthbert Street Kirkcudbright DG6 4DJ 01557 520288
Sell My Group LythamLythamSell My GroupThe Old Bakery Green Street, Lytham, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5LG020 3910 6164