Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:36 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:38 am – 3:49 pm
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People4,746 residentsin the Castle Douglas census areaMedian age 51.22,282 households59% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright23% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,190 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, 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°C1,373 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesThreave Gardenpark · 1.4 mi · 24 haLochside Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 2 haFair Greenpark · 2.1 mi · 2 haCarlingwark Outdoor Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202014 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% 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)2,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Douglas Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryCastle Douglas Medical Group2.6 miPharmacyCastle Chemist2.1 miDentistDental Bees2.0 miPolice stationCastle Douglas Police Station2.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Castle Douglas Superstore2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGelston Schoolunder a mileSecondaryCastle Douglas High School2.6 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK48 miRailway stationDumfries17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingGridserveKirkcudbright6.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.
