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DG9 8HU

Postcode

A postcode in Rhins North - 04, Stranraer and the Rhins ward, Dumfries and Galloway.

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

Schools near DG9 8HU

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Belmont School
Primary
520 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Joseph's RC School
Primary
800 m
10 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Park School
Primary
890 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Sheuchan School
Primary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Rephad School
Primary
1.9 km
24 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 8HU

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Lochinch Practice3,121 registered patients990 m
  • Loch Ree Practice4,384 registered patients990 m
  • Lochnaw Practice4,350 registered patients990 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - Kerrsland RoadSpar590 m
  • Lidl StranraerLidl740 m

The neighbourhood: Rhins North - 04

Everything about Rhins North - 04
Population
788
Joint 8,373rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
22.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
47.9%
Joint 408th lowest 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

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.