DG9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stranraer and Dick's Hill, 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 DG9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DG9, 69.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DG9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of DG9?
DG9 had 14,874 usual residents at the census.
DG9 is the 1,005th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in DG9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhins North - 01 | 915 | No figure | No figure | 97.3% |
| Rhins North - 02 | 517 | No figure | No figure | 54.6% |
| Rhins North - 03 | 761 | No figure | No figure | 71.5% |
| Rhins North - 04 | 788 | No figure | No figure | 22.9% |
| Rhins South - 01 | 1,006 | No figure | No figure | 27.7% |
| Rhins South - 02 | 505 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Rhins South - 03 | 848 | No figure | No figure | 39.1% |
| Rhins South - 04 | 545 | No figure | No figure | 53.5% |
| Rhins South - 05 | 677 | No figure | No figure | 35.4% |
| Stranraer East - 01 | 683 | No figure | No figure | 70.2% |
| Stranraer East - 02 | 950 | No figure | No figure | 80.1% |
| Stranraer East - 03 | 788 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Stranraer South - 01 | 923 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| Stranraer South - 02 | 1,151 | No figure | No figure | 82.3% |
| Stranraer South - 03 | 548 | No figure | No figure | 75.6% |
| Stranraer South - 04 | 719 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Stranraer West - 01 | 435 | No figure | No figure | 82.0% |
| Stranraer West - 02 | 646 | No figure | No figure | 96.2% |
| Stranraer West - 03 | 469 | No figure | No figure | 82.5% |
| Stranraer West - 04 | 1,023 | No figure | No figure | 96.4% |
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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DG9 in brief
DG9 is a postcode district covering Stranraer and Dick's Hill, in Dumfries and Galloway.
About 14,777 people lived in DG9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
DG9 had 14,874 usual residents at the census.
In DG9, 69.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DG9, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
58.5% of residents in DG9 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.