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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:34 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:37 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,950 residentsin the Kingholm census areaMedian age 53.21,365 households71% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,384 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,284 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRoach Poollake · 1.7 miBankend Hillhill · under a mileHighmains Hillhill · under a mileHighlandman's Pooltidal water · 1.4 miHuttonhall Woodwoodland · under a mileCraig Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRock Gardenpark · 4.6 mi · 3 haCastledykes Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197925 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202011 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,518 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMidpark Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryShebburn Medical Practice4.1 miPharmacyShebburn Medical Practice4.1 miDentistDumfries Dental Centre4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCaerlaverock School1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK54 miRailway stationDumfries5.9 miBus stationLoreburne Centre Stance 2Dumfries5.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG1 postcode district.


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