Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:32 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:37 am – 3:45 pm
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People3,803 residentsin the Annandale East census areaMedian age 54.11,734 households65% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,885 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 18%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 9% 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 6°C, lows 0°C1,511 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksShaw Lakelake · 1.1 miHallhills Lochlake · 1.6 miNether Boreland Hillhill · under a mileSpout Linnwaterfall · 2.7 miShaw Hillhill · under a mileBuckham Cleuchvalley · under a mileCoultard's Cleuchvalley · under a milePike Hillmountain · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197921 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202142 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 222 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLochmaben Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryLockerbie Medical Practice6.2 miPharmacyN2 Healthcare LTD6.1 miDentistLockerbie Dental6.2 miPolice stationLockerbie Police Station6.3 miCash machineRoadchef - Annandale Water, Johnstonebridge4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI51 miRailway stationLockerbie6.1 miBus stationShelterDumfries14 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingGridserveLockerbie4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG11 postcode district.
