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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG2
Telephone code01495
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 25 min4:34 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:38 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,799 residentsin the Mid Nithsdale census areaMedian age 52.81,251 households71% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,423 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,422 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPartridge Poollake · under a mileBlackwood Lochlake · under a mileThe Gushwaterfall · 1.8 miCraig of Forestforest · 1.0 miBallochan Linnvalley · under a mileBlackwood Hillhill · under a mileWhitespots Hillhill · 1.0 miWet Cleuchvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197934 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202149 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,349 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornhill Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryCairn Valley Medical Practice3.2 miPharmacyCairn Valley Medical Practice3.2 miDentistThornhill Dental Practice5.4 miPolice stationDumfries Police Station8.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK41 miRailway stationDumfries7.9 miBus stationStance 5Dumfries7.9 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationDumfries7.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG2 postcode district.


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