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DG9 8AH

Postcode

A postcode in Stranraer East - 02, Stranraer and the Rhins ward, Dumfries and Galloway.

This report describes the area around DG9 8AH, 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 DG9 8AH

Schools near DG9 8AH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Rephad School
Primary
560 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Joseph's RC School
Primary
630 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Park School
Primary
700 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Stranraer Academy
Secondary
980 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Belmont School
Primary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Sheuchan School
Primary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of DG9 8AH

In a straight line

Stations

  • Stranraer10 minutes on foot770 m

GP practices

  • Lochinch Practice3,121 registered patients480 m
  • Loch Ree Practice4,384 registered patients480 m
  • Lochnaw Practice4,350 registered patients480 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons StranraerMorrisons180 m
  • Spar - Belevilla RoadSpar310 m
  • Farmfoods StranraerFarmfoods380 m
  • Tesco Stranraer SuperstoreTesco400 m
  • Lidl StranraerLidl810 m

The neighbourhood: Stranraer East - 02

Everything about Stranraer East - 02
Population
950
Joint 10,314th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.4%
Joint 16,347th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: DG9

Everything about DG9
Population
14,874
1,005th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
21%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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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.