Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:41 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:43 am – 3:54 pm
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People2,981 residentsin the Rhins North census areaMedian age 56.91,438 households80% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 1,323 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 3°C1,324 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRound Hillhill · under a mileLoch Connelllake · 1.9 miGarlies Round Hillhill · under a mileKilmorie Stonehistoric site · 2.5 miDally Baybay · 1.5 miDounan Baybay · 1.5 miCraigentarriecliffs · 1.3 miBlack Lochlake · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199930 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202235 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,654 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryLochinch Practice6.7 miPharmacyM&D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD6.4 miDentistSouth West Smile Care Centre6.4 miPolice stationStranraer Police Station6.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD38 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK43 miRailway stationStranraer6.2 miFerryCairnryan Stena Line Ferry Terminal4.5 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingIONITYStranraer6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG9 postcode district.
