Annan
Annan is covered by postcode district DG12. It is in the Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Annan, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 46
- Some can get gigabit: 57
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 171
- Ofcom gives no figure: 6
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 280 postcodes in Annan that ONS places, 46 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 57 have some that can, 171 can all get it and 6 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.9884, longitude -3.2566. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Postcodes without gigabit
46 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
What is it like to live in Annan?
At 171 of the 274 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Annan, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Annan?
13 of the 280 postcodes now in use in Annan came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Annan?
Ofcom reports on 274 of the 280 postcodes in Annan. At 171 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Annan?
The open schools at the postcodes in Annan. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Secondary
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Annan?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Annan is Annan Rail Station, 650 m away in a straight line.
- Annan Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
- Gretna Green Rail Station Railway station 12.3 kmDrive
- Lockerbie Rail Station Railway station 16.2 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Annan?
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- David Mundell (Conservative)
All 280 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Annan
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Dumfries and Galloway about council tax Council tax, on dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Annan postcodes
280 postcodes in use in Annan, by district:
That district is in the DG postcode area.
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Places near Annan
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Annan
- What is the postcode for Annan?
- Postcode district DG12, with 280 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Annan in?
- Dumfries and Galloway. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Annan?
- David Mundell (Conservative), for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Annan?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Hecklegirth School, Newington School and St Columba's RC School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Annan Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Annan have a railway station?
- Yes: Annan station, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Annan?
- Ofcom reports on 274 of the 280 postcodes in Annan. At 171 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Annan?
- 13 of the 280 postcodes now in use in Annan came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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