DG
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Dumfries, with 15 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 35% of people in DG live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DG compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: population, people in radon affected area squares, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
What is the population of DG?
DG had 145,709 usual residents at the census.
DG is the 9th least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in DG
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DG1Dumfries, Heathhall | 26,955 | No figure | No figure |
| DG2Dumfries, Troqueer | 23,246 | No figure | No figure |
| DG3Thornhill, Penpont | 4,637 | No figure | No figure |
| DG4Sanquhar, Kelloholm | 4,450 | No figure | No figure |
| DG5Dalbeattie | 5,068 | No figure | No figure |
| DG6Kirkcudbright | 5,025 | No figure | No figure |
| DG7Castle Douglas, Gatehouse of Fleet | 11,807 | No figure | No figure |
| DG8Creebridge, Newton Stewart | 12,310 | No figure | No figure |
| DG9Stranraer, Dick's Hill | 14,874 | No figure | No figure |
| DG10Moffat, Beattock | 3,850 | No figure | No figure |
| DG11Lockerbie, Lochmaben | 13,117 | No figure | No figure |
| DG12Annan, Lowthertown | 12,563 | No figure | No figure |
| DG13Langholm | 2,726 | No figure | No figure |
| DG14Canonbie, Rowanburn | 1,273 | No figure | No figure |
| DG16Gretna, Springfield | 3,808 | No figure | No figure |
DG in brief
The DG postcode area, named after Dumfries, has 15 postcode districts.
DG had 145,709 usual residents at the census.
About 35% of people in DG live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DG, 66.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DG, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.