DG2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dumfries and Troqueer, in Dumfries and Galloway.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DG2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DG2, 81.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DG2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of DG2?
DG2 had 23,246 usual residents at the census.
DG2 is the 1,268th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in DG2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalbeattie Rural - 02 | 781 | No figure | No figure | 56.2% |
| Dalbeattie Rural - 03 | 515 | No figure | No figure | 48.3% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 01 | 515 | No figure | No figure | 98.8% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 02 | 901 | No figure | No figure | 98.7% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 03 | 639 | No figure | No figure | 70.6% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 04 | 544 | No figure | No figure | 79.9% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 05 | 708 | No figure | No figure | 70.4% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 06 | 690 | No figure | No figure | 87.0% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 07 | 589 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 08 | 769 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Lochside and Lincluden - 09 | 516 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| New Abbey - 01 | 1,057 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| New Abbey - 02 | 807 | No figure | No figure | 46.1% |
| New Abbey - 03 | 1,004 | No figure | No figure | 80.9% |
| New Abbey - 04 | 430 | No figure | No figure | 28.2% |
| Shawhead - 01 | 698 | No figure | No figure | 63.3% |
| Shawhead - 02 | 815 | No figure | No figure | 48.2% |
| Shawhead - 03 | 833 | No figure | No figure | 35.3% |
| Shawhead - 04 | 522 | No figure | No figure | 96.3% |
| Summerville - 01 | 661 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Summerville - 02 | 478 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Summerville - 03 | 794 | No figure | No figure | 97.1% |
| Summerville - 04 | 972 | No figure | No figure | 96.3% |
| Summerville - 05 | 617 | No figure | No figure | 91.6% |
| Summerville - 06 | 1,168 | No figure | No figure | 96.6% |
| Summerville - 07 | 920 | No figure | No figure | 97.4% |
| Summerville - 08 | 784 | No figure | No figure | 92.5% |
| Troqueer - 01 | 825 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Troqueer - 02 | 698 | No figure | No figure | 90.6% |
| Troqueer - 03 | 630 | No figure | No figure | 95.4% |
| Troqueer - 04 | 546 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Troqueer - 05 | 621 | No figure | No figure | 90.3% |
MPs for DG2
- John CooperConservativeMP for Dumfries and Galloway96% of DG2’s postcodes
- David MundellConservativeMP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale4.3% of DG2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DG26
Postcode sectors in DG24
Council1
Towns in DG21
Postcode districts next to DG24
More in the DG postcode area2
DG2 in brief
DG2 is a postcode district covering Dumfries and Troqueer, in Dumfries and Galloway.
About 22,922 people lived in DG2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
DG2 had 23,246 usual residents at the census.
In DG2, 81.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DG2, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
62.0% of residents in DG2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.