Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

DG3 area guide

Who lives in DG3, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Population: 4,861 (2024)

DG3Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

At a glance

What DG3 is like

The DG3 postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway covers 267 live postcodes and is home to about 4,861 people in 2,365 households. 65.2% of households own their home, 14.5% rent privately and 16% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG3 compares

Headline figures for DG3, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Dumfries and Galloway a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools in DG3. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG3 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
14.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
28.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DG3 FAQs

Is DG3 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.8 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is DG3 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dumfries and Galloway recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DG3?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10% of residents. 65.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.6%).

Which council covers DG3?

The local authority for DG3 is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG3 comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG3?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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