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DG2 8QG

Postcode

A postcode in Glenkens - 01, Castle Douglas and Crocketford ward, Dumfries and Galloway.

This report describes the area around DG2 8QG, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around DG2 8QG

The neighbourhood: Glenkens - 01

Everything about Glenkens - 01
Population
626
Joint 5,235th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
46.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.4%
Joint 9,047th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: DG2

Everything about DG2
Population
23,246
1,268th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
17%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.