DG7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Castle Douglas and Gatehouse of Fleet, 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 DG7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DG7, 50.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DG7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of DG7?
DG7 had 11,807 usual residents at the census.
DG7 is the 826th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in DG7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Douglas - 01 | 928 | No figure | No figure | 71.6% |
| Castle Douglas - 02 | 997 | No figure | No figure | 62.7% |
| Castle Douglas - 03 | 1,078 | No figure | No figure | 81.3% |
| Castle Douglas - 04 | 1,049 | No figure | No figure | 84.5% |
| Castle Douglas - 05 | 694 | No figure | No figure | 51.1% |
| Gatehouse - 01 | 465 | No figure | No figure | 77.8% |
| Gatehouse - 02 | 1,016 | No figure | No figure | 6.8% |
| Gatehouse - 03 | 572 | No figure | No figure | 59.3% |
| Glenkens - 01 | 626 | No figure | No figure | 46.4% |
| Glenkens - 02 | 664 | No figure | No figure | 26.8% |
| Glenkens - 03 | 727 | No figure | No figure | 27.1% |
| Glenkens - 04 | 903 | No figure | No figure | 12.0% |
| Glenkens - 05 | 722 | No figure | No figure | 48.1% |
| Kirkcudbright - 06 | 615 | No figure | No figure | 54.9% |
| Kirkcudbright - 07 | 518 | No figure | No figure | 26.0% |
| Kirkcudbright - 08 | 403 | No figure | No figure | 48.5% |
Your MP
- John CooperConservativeMP for Dumfries and Galloway
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
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DG7 in brief
DG7 is a postcode district covering Castle Douglas and Gatehouse of Fleet, in Dumfries and Galloway.
About 11,899 people lived in DG7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
DG7 had 11,807 usual residents at the census.
In DG7, 50.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DG7, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
56.5% of residents in DG7 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.