DG16 5JB postcode in Cumberland, England

DG16 5JB is a postcode in Cumberland, in the Longtown ward. It is in the Carlisle parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at DG16 5JB can get it Across Cumberland: 85% Nearest school Longtown Primary School 5.7 km in a straight line Nearest station Gretna Green 1.6 km in a straight line

Where DG16 5JB is, and what is near it

Map of DG16 5JB and what is near it Map of DG16 5JB: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the DG16 5 sector, 2 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M6A6071A74(M)A75 DG16 5AA: also in DG16 5DG16 5AB: also in DG16 5DG16 5AD: also in DG16 5DG16 5AE: also in DG16 5DG16 5AF: also in DG16 5DG16 5AG: also in DG16 5DG16 5AH: also in DG16 5DG16 5AJ: also in DG16 5DG16 5AL: also in DG16 5DG16 5AN: also in DG16 5DG16 5AP: also in DG16 5DG16 5AQ: also in DG16 5DG16 5AR: also in DG16 5DG16 5AS: also in DG16 5DG16 5AT: also in DG16 5DG16 5AU: also in DG16 5DG16 5AW: also in DG16 5DG16 5AX: also in DG16 5DG16 5AY: also in DG16 5DG16 5AZ: also in DG16 5DG16 5BA: also in DG16 5DG16 5BB: also in DG16 5DG16 5BD: also in DG16 5DG16 5BE: also in DG16 5DG16 5BF: also in DG16 5DG16 5BG: also in DG16 5DG16 5BH: also in DG16 5DG16 5BJ: also in DG16 5DG16 5BL: also in DG16 5DG16 5BN: also in DG16 5DG16 5BP: also in DG16 5DG16 5BQ: also in DG16 5DG16 5BS: also in DG16 5DG16 5BT: also in DG16 5DG16 5BU: also in DG16 5DG16 5BW: also in DG16 5DG16 5BX: also in DG16 5DG16 5BY: also in DG16 5DG16 5BZ: also in DG16 5DG16 5DA: also in DG16 5DG16 5DB: also in DG16 5DG16 5DD: also in DG16 5DG16 5DE: also in DG16 5DG16 5DF: also in DG16 5DG16 5DG: also in DG16 5DG16 5DH: also in DG16 5DG16 5DJ: also in DG16 5DG16 5DL: also in DG16 5DG16 5DN: also in DG16 5DG16 5DP: also in DG16 5DG16 5DQ: also in DG16 5DG16 5DR: also in DG16 5DG16 5DS: also in DG16 5DG16 5DT: also in DG16 5DG16 5DU: also in DG16 5DG16 5DW: also in DG16 5DG16 5DX: also in DG16 5DG16 5EN: also in DG16 5DG16 5EP: also in DG16 5DG16 5ER: also in DG16 5DG16 5ES: also in DG16 5DG16 5FB: also in DG16 5DG16 5FE: also in DG16 5DG16 5FF: also in DG16 5DG16 5FG: also in DG16 5DG16 5FH: also in DG16 5DG16 5FP: also in DG16 5DG16 5FZ: also in DG16 5DG16 5GA: also in DG16 5DG16 5GD: also in DG16 5DG16 5GG: also in DG16 5DG16 5HF: also in DG16 5DG16 5HU: also in DG16 5DG16 5HX: also in DG16 5DG16 5HZ: also in DG16 5DG16 5JA: also in DG16 5DG16 5JD: also in DG16 5DG16 5JN: also in DG16 5DG16 5JP: also in DG16 5DG16 5JR: also in DG16 5DG16 5JS: also in DG16 5DG16 5JT: also in DG16 5DG16 5JU: also in DG16 5DG16 5JW: also in DG16 5DG16 5JX: also in DG16 5DG16 5JY: also in DG16 5DG16 5JZ: also in DG16 5DG16 5LA: also in DG16 5DG16 5LB: also in DG16 5DG16 5LD: also in DG16 5DG16 5LE: also in DG16 5DG16 5LF: also in DG16 5DG16 5LN: also in DG16 5DG16 5LQ: also in DG16 5DG16 5NA: also in DG16 5DG16 5NB: also in DG16 5DG16 5QA: also in DG16 5DG16 5QB: also in DG16 5DG16 5UP: also in DG16 5 2 places, 5.7–5.8 km2 places, 5.8–13.3 kmGretna DG16 5JB Map of DG16 5JB and what is near it Map of DG16 5JB: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the DG16 5 sector, 2 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M6A6071 2 places, 5.7–5.8 kmGretna DG16 5JB
  • DG16 5JB
  • Other postcodes in DG16 5: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9900, longitude -3.0483)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DG16 5JB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DG16 5JB?

Every home and business at DG16 5JB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DG16 5JB 0% Cumberland 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DG16 5JB 100% Cumberland 97%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DG16 5JB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for DG16 5JB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DG16 5JB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DG16 5JB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cumberland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DG16 5JB: 5,381 properties in Cumberland are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Cumberland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DG16 5JB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

Homes sold in DG16 5JB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DG16 5JB from January 2024 to August 2026.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at DG16 5JB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DG16 5JB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DG16 5JB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around DG16 5JB. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DG16 5JB

Band D in Cumberland for 2026‑27: £2,511. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,674 (band A) to £4,186 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (31%)£1,674
Band Babout 210 (24%)£1,953
Band Cabout 170 (20%)£2,232
Band Dabout 160 (18%)£2,511
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,069
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,627
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,186
Band Hwithheld£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

Averages for Cumberland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DG16 5JB is in (ONS area E01019228), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DG16 5JB?

The nearest open schools to DG16 5JB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DG16 5JB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DG16 5JB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DG16 5JB is Gretna Green Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Gretna Green Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 13.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DG16 5JB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DG16 5JB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DG16 5JB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; Public Health Scotland (GP practices), list of 1 July 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DG16 5JB?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DG16 5JB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tesla Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.0 kmWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 3.0 kmCycle
  • Gretna Green Supercharger Charging point · 14 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DG16 5JB?

The nearest to the centre of DG16 5JB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Public Health Scotland; Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DG16 5JB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DG16 5JB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DG16 5JB, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Bestway National Chemists, 50 Annan Road Phone 01461 338201 1.5 kmCycle

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DG16 5JB?

The nearest vets to the centre of DG16 5JB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DG16 5JB in a conservation area?

The centre of DG16 5JB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DG16 5JB?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of DG16 5JB in the latest month it has published.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DG16 5JB

Ward
Longtown
Parish
Kirkandrews
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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