Gretna
Gretna is covered by postcode district DG16. It is in the Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Gretna, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 32
- Some can get gigabit: 23
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 59
- Ofcom gives no figure: 1
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 115 postcodes in Gretna that ONS places, 32 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 23 have some that can, 59 can all get it and 1 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 160 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 54.9955, longitude -3.0654. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
32 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 14 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. DG16 5EQ, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Gretna?
At 59 of the 114 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Longtown Medical Centre, 6.7 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Gretna Green, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Gretna?
3 of the 115 postcodes now in use in Gretna 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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Gretna?
Ofcom reports on 114 of the 115 postcodes in Gretna. At 59 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, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Gretna?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Gretna is Gretna Green Rail Station, 600 m away in a straight line.
- Gretna Green Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Annan Rail Station Railway station 12.6 kmDrive
- Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 14.4 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Gretna?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Gretna. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Longtown Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01228 791328 6.7 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Gretna?
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- David Mundell (Conservative)
All 115 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Gretna
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 The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Gretna postcodes
115 postcodes in use in Gretna, by district:
That district is in the DG postcode area.
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Places near Gretna
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Gretna
- What is it like to live in Gretna?
- At 59 of the 114 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Longtown Medical Centre, 6.7 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Gretna Green, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Gretna?
- Gretna is covered by postcode district DG16, across 115 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Gretna in?
- Gretna is in the Dumfries and Galloway council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Gretna?
- Gretna is in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency. Its MP is David Mundell (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Gretna have a railway station?
- Yes: Gretna Green is 600 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Gretna, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Gretna?
- Ofcom reports on 114 of the 115 postcodes in Gretna. At 59 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Gretna?
- 3 of the 115 postcodes now in use in Gretna came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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