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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:31 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:36 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,585 residentsin the Langholm and Eskdale census areaMedian age 55.31,797 households65% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,680 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,544 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January69 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRed Cleuch Linnwaterfall · 1.5 miKing's Poollake · 1.8 miCraigie Hillhill · under a mileThe Pikemountain · 3.1 miCastle o'er Forestforest · 1.7 miShaw Righill · under a mileLyneholm Cleuchvalley · under a mileHarperwhat Cleuchvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197917 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202141 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,929 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 282 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThomas Hope Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryLangholm Medical Partnership7.3 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD7.4 miDentistLockerbie Dental11 miPolice stationLockerbie Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI51 miRailway stationLockerbie11 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park24 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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