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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Town | Distance (miles) | Direction |
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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.
Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of Postcodes |
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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).
No stations found in this postcode district.
No Motorway Junctions Accessable from this postcode district.
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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09:00 to 12:00 | Light snow shower (day) | -2.0°C (feels like -5.0°C) | 35.00% | WNW 7 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Cloudy | 3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) | 16.00% | WNW 9 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Sleet | 2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 52.00% | W 11 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Sleet | 1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) | 64.00% | WNW 11 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Clear night | 1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 39.00% | WNW 9 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Clear night | 1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 5.00% | NW 9 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Clear night | 1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 3.00% | NW 9 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Partly cloudy (night) | 1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 8.00% | NW 9 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Sunny day | 2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 8.00% | NW 7 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Sunny day | 5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C) | 2.00% | WNW 7 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Partly cloudy (day) | 4.0°C (feels like 1.0°C) | 5.00% | WNW 4 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Cloudy | 0.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) | 4.00% | WNW 4 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Cloudy | -1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 5.00% | ESE 2 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00:00 to 03:00 | Cloudy | 2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 5.00% | ESE 7 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Cloudy | 4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) | 8.00% | SE 11 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Light rain | 4.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 49.00% | SE 20 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Heavy rain | 3.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) | 89.00% | SE 27 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Heavy rain | 4.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) | 96.00% | ESE 25 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Heavy rain | 7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C) | 95.00% | ESE 16 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Heavy rain | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 86.00% | SSE 16 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Heavy rain shower (night) | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 64.00% | S 18 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | Heavy rain shower (night) | 12.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 65.00% | S 20 mph | |
03:00 to 06:00 | Heavy rain shower (night) | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 62.00% | SSW 20 mph | |
06:00 to 09:00 | Light rain shower (night) | 10.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 37.00% | SW 20 mph | |
09:00 to 12:00 | Sunny day | 10.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 10.00% | SSW 22 mph | |
12:00 to 15:00 | Sunny day | 11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 6.00% | SSW 25 mph | |
15:00 to 18:00 | Sunny day | 11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 5.00% | SSW 25 mph | |
18:00 to 21:00 | Partly cloudy (night) | 10.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 5.00% | SSW 25 mph | |
21:00 to 00:00 | Partly cloudy (night) | 9.0°C (feels like 5.0°C) | 10.00% | SW 25 mph |
Postal Sector | Delivery Office |
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DG8 0 | Newton Stewart Delivery Office |
DG8 0 | Port William Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 0 | Glenluce Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 6 | Port William Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 6 | Whauphill Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 6 | Glenluce Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 6 | Newton Stewart Delivery Office |
DG8 7 | Newton Stewart Delivery Office |
DG8 8 | Newton Stewart Delivery Office |
DG8 8 | Garlieston Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 8 | Whithorn Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 9 | Newton Stewart Delivery Office |
DG8 9 | Whithorn Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 9 | Port William Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 9 | Whauphill Scale Payment Delivery Office |
DG8 9 | Wigtown Scale Payment Delivery Office |
D | G | 8 | - | X | X | X |
D | G | 8 | Space | Numeric | Letter | Letter |
# Bedrooms | Min Price | Max Price | Avg Price |
---|---|---|---|
1 | £806 | £806 | £806 |
# 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 |
Logo | Name | Brand Name | Address | Contact Number |
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Castle Douglas | Galbraith | 93 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1AE | 01556 512041 | |
Stranraer | South West Property Centre | Charlotte Street, Stranraer, DG9 7ED | 01776 748739 | |
Riccarton | Davidson & Robertson Limited | The Rural Centre West Mains Ingliston Edinburgh EH28 8LT | 01308 800946 | |
Kirkcudbright | Williamson & Henry | 3 St. Cuthbert Street Kirkcudbright DG6 4DJ | 01557 520288 | |
Lytham | Sell My Group | The Old Bakery Green Street, Lytham, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5LG | 020 3910 6164 |