Forfar
Forfar is covered by postcode district DD8. It is in the Angus council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Forfar, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 31
- Some can get gigabit: 67
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 315
- Ofcom gives no figure: 49
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 462 postcodes in Forfar that ONS places, 31 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 67 have some that can, 315 can all get it and 49 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 56.6438, longitude -2.8886. 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
31 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. DD8 1NW, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Forfar?
At 315 of the 413 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Monifieth, 18.7 km 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 Forfar?
6 of the 462 postcodes now in use in Forfar 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 Forfar?
Ofcom reports on 413 of the 462 postcodes in Forfar. At 315 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 Forfar?
The open schools at the postcodes in Forfar. 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 Forfar?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Forfar is Monifieth Rail Station, 18.7 km away in a straight line.
- Monifieth Rail Station Railway station 18.7 kmDrive
- Barry Links Rail Station Railway station 18.9 kmDrive
- Balmossie Rail Station Railway station 19.1 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 Forfar?
- Council
- Angus
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party)
All 462 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 Forfar
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Angus about council tax Council tax, on angus.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
Forfar postcodes
462 postcodes in use in Forfar, by district:
That district is in the DD postcode area.
Check a Forfar postcode
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Places near Forfar
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Forfar
- What is the postcode for Forfar?
- Postcode district DD8, with 462 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Forfar in?
- Angus. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Forfar?
- Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party), for Angus and Perthshire Glens. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Forfar?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Strathmore Primary School, Langlands Primary School and Whitehills Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Forfar Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Forfar have a railway station?
- The nearest is Monifieth station, 18.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Forfar?
- Ofcom reports on 413 of the 462 postcodes in Forfar. At 315 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Forfar?
- 6 of the 462 postcodes now in use in Forfar 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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