Map of DD8 1WG postcode

General information
Postcode DD8 1WG
Post Town Forfar, Kirriemuir
Nearest station Monifieth (19 km)
Bus stops
Guide Dog Centre (W)
Industrial Estate (NE)
Industrial Estate (SW)
Angus House Council Offices (S)
Angus House Council Offices (N)
McDonalds (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 11 View
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 56.638687
Longitude -2.919116
Easting 343724
Northing 750029
Grid reference NO437500
UTM reference 30V 504961 6277170
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Plus code 9C8VJ3QJ+F9
Altitude 55 metres (180 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:28
Sunset (today) 18:15
Distance away
Distance to sea 19 KMs (11.8 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Forfar and District S13002869
Council Area Angus S12000041
Constituency (2024) Angus and Perthshire Glens S14000065
MPDave DooganScottish National Party
Police forceScotland
Water companyScottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Angus and Dundee City
NUTS/ITL 2 Eastern Scotland
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland S92000003
Data
Date introduced April 2007
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,029 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanOther urban area
Census output area (2021)S00139785
Census output area (2011)S00093453
Lower layer super output area (2011)Forfar West - 05S01007264
Middle layer super output area (2011)Forfar WestS02001366
Travel to work areaDundeeS22000056
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