Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway
Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway is covered by postcode district DG3. It is in the Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
National Records of Scotland names this census locality Thornhill (Dumfries and Galloway).
Every postcode in this place, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 19
- Some can get gigabit: 8
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 37
- Ofcom gives no figure: 1
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 65 postcodes in this place that ONS places, 19 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 8 have some that can, 37 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 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.2410, longitude -3.7659. 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
19 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. DG3 5BR, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in this place?
At 37 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest school is Wallace Hall Primary School, 500 metres from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Sanquhar, 17.5 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 this place?
1 of the 65 postcodes now in use in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway 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 Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway?
Ofcom reports on 64 of the 65 postcodes in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. At 37 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
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 this place?
There is no primary school at the postcodes in this place; these are the nearest to its middle. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. 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 this place?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in this place is Sanquhar Rail Station, 17.5 km away in a straight line.
- Sanquhar Rail Station Railway station 17.5 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 this place?
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- David Mundell (Conservative)
All 65 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 here
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
Postcodes here
65 postcodes in use in this place, by district:
That district is in the DG postcode area.
Check a postcode here
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places nearby
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about this place
- What is the postcode for Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway?
- Postcode district DG3, with 65 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway in?
- Dumfries and Galloway. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway?
- David Mundell (Conservative), for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway?
- The nearest primary school to the middle of its postcodes is Wallace Hall Primary School, 500 metres away; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Wallace Hall Academy, 550 metres away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway have a railway station?
- The nearest is Sanquhar station, 17.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway?
- Ofcom reports on 64 of the 65 postcodes in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. At 37 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway?
- 1 of the 65 postcodes now in use in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway 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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