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DG8 6QS area guide

Who lives in DG8 6QS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Newton Stewart
Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 747 (2024)

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At a glance

What DG8 6QS is like

DG8 6QS is a postcode in the Newton Stewart area of Dumfries and Galloway. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 747 people. 55.6% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 31.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 49.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG8 6QS compares

Headline figures for DG8 6QS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 26 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG8 6QS differs most from the national average.

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An older population
27.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DG8 6QS FAQs

Is DG8 6QS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is DG8 6QS 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 DG8 6QS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 9.4% of residents. 55.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.3%).

Which council covers DG8 6QS?

The local authority for DG8 6QS is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG8 6QS comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG8 6QS?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 26 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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