# DG9 8HY: area report for a postcode in Dumfries and Galloway

DG9 8HY is a postcode in Dumfries and Galloway.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway. Open the map at DG9 8HY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) › [DG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dg9) › [DG9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dg9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **Stranraer, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **Scotland’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stranraer South - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **£169,511 average price**: For the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DG9 8HY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY
- **3.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-school-s5902223) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Joseph's RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-school-s5902428) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Belmont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-school-s5910323) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Sheuchan School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheuchan-school-s5902525) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Rephad School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rephad-school-s5902320) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Lochinch Practice (960 m, 3,121 registered patients); Loch Ree Practice (960 m, 4,384 registered patients); Lochnaw Practice (960 m, 4,350 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Stranraer (890 m, Lidl); Spar - Kerrsland Road (980 m, Spar); Farmfoods Stranraer (990 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £169,511** (July 2026). Dumfries and Galloway’s average house price was £169,511 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,895** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dumfries and Galloway earned a median of £34,895 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 59th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Dumfries and Galloway costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 145,490** (2025). Dumfries and Galloway’s population was an estimated 145,490 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Stranraer South - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,151** (2021). Stranraer South - 02 had 1,151 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 11,970th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.3%** (January 2026). In Stranraer South - 02, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.6%** (August 2026). In Stranraer South - 02, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 57.9%** (2021). 57.9% of residents in Stranraer South - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,051st lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## DG9 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 14,874** (2021). DG9 had 14,874 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,005th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 21%** (2022). About 21% of people in DG9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.9%** (January 2026). In DG9, 69.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.9%** (August 2026). In DG9, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway)
- Centre: 54.8997, -5.0370

Council: [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfries-and-galloway): John Cooper (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-5.0370,54.8997,DG98HY

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