Map of DD8 1GY postcode

General information
Postcode DD8 1GY
Post Town Forfar, Kirriemuir
Nearest station Monifieth (18 km)
Bus stops
Angus House Council Offices (S)
McDonalds (E)
Industrial Estate (NE)
Guide Dog Centre (W)
Industrial Estate (SW)
Guide Dog Centre (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 8 View
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 56.634268
Longitude -2.921405
Easting 343577
Northing 749539
Grid reference NO435495
UTM reference 30V 504821 6276678
what3words restores.straws.deeply
FixPhrase cuddly lurk situated unbridle
Plus code 9C8VJ3MH+PC
Altitude 60 metres (196 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:59
Sunset (today) 20:31
Distance away
Distance to sea 18.6 KMs (11.6 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 November 2013
Last updated July 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)S00139808
Census output area (2011)S00093451
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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