Map of DD8 1WG postcode

General information
Postcode DD8 1WG
Post Town Forfar, Kirriemuir
Nearest station Monifieth (19 km)
Bus stops
Guide Dog Centre (E)
Guide Dog Centre (W)
Angus House Council Offices (S)
Angus House Council Offices (N)
Industrial Estate (NE)
Industrial Estate (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 11 View
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 56.638212
Longitude -2.920197
Easting 343657
Northing 749977
Grid reference NO436499
UTM reference 30V 504894 6277117
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FixPhrase cuddly lurk skintight trustless
Plus code 9C8VJ3QH+7W
Altitude 55 metres (180 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:15
Sunset (today) 21:03
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
MP Dave Doogan Scottish National Party
Police force Scotland
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 March 2026
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 (2020)
4,501 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urban (2021)Other Urban Areas
Rural/urban (2011)Accessible rural area
Census output area (2021)S00139785
Census output area (2011)S00093002
Lower layer super output area (2021)Forfar West - 05S01014286
Lower layer super output area (2011)Letham and Glamis - 05S01007244
Middle layer super output area (2021)Forfar WestS02002651
Middle layer super output area (2011)Letham and GlamisS02001363
Travel to work areaDundeeS22000056
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