North West Dumfries
Ward in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.077, -3.634 |
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| OS grid ref: | NX 95 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01387 (Dumfries) |
North West Dumfries is an electoral ward within Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, covering the north‑west side of the county town of Dumfries. It is largely residential, with a mix of suburban neighbourhoods, local shops, schools and some light industrial areas, and benefits from easy access to the town centre, the railway station and the main roads linking to Carlisle and the Ayrshire coast.
As part of Dumfries, the ward shares in the town’s strong historic and cultural identity - from market‑town traditions and Victorian architecture to the wider Robert Burns heritage - and local life is shaped by community groups, parks beside the River Nith, and practical concerns over housing, services and regeneration that tend to dominate council business.
Postcode districts covering North West Dumfries
Most populated places nearby
- Dumfries 1.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dumfries Place 1.3 miles
- Cargenbridge Place 1.6 miles
- Locharbriggs Place 2.7 miles
- Lochar Ward 3.8 miles
- Nith Ward 4.7 miles
- Abbey Ward 8.4 miles
- Lochmaben Place 8.4 miles
Example postcodes in North West Dumfries
DG2 9QP, DG2 0AD, DG2 9HE, DG2 7PN, DG2 9BY, DG2 9FN, DG2 0PE, DG2 0EG, DG2 9HL … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 47.9 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 61.2 miles
- Dumfries Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Lockerbie Railway Station 11.5 miles
Hotels near North West Dumfries Ad
- Southpark House 4 3 miles
- Mabie House Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Dumfries 3 2.4 miles
- Cairndale Hotel & Spa 4 1.2 miles
- Caledonian Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Hetland Hall Hotel 4 8.9 miles
- Friars Carse Country House Hotel 3 5.3 miles
Schools in North West Dumfries
- D&G Primary Central & East Inclusion Hub Special
- D&G Secondary Inclusion Support Special
- Langlands School Special
- Laurieknowe School Primary
- Lincluden School Primary
- North West Community Campus All ages
- St Teresa's RC School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lincluden House Estate 0.4 miles
- Palmerston Park Stadium 0.6 miles
- Robert Burns Centre Museum 1 mile
- Cargen Estate 3 miles
- Friars Carse Estate 5.4 miles
- Rock Hall Estate 6.3 miles
- The Barony Estate 7.4 miles
- Jardine Hall Estate 10.6 miles
- Cavens Estate 11.2 miles
- Spottes Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- Southwick House Estate 12.3 miles
- Raehills Estate 12.3 miles