Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:32 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:36 am – 3:44 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,447 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January70 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksPound Fallwaterfall · 1.4 miGowdmuir Hillhill · under a mileWinterhope Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLey Hillhill · under a milePike Knowemountain · 3.4 miShort Cleuchvalley · under a mileGreen Cleuchvalley · 1.1 miGowkhall Poollake · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197912 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202148 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.2 · 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
Elevation191 m627 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 163 to 283 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThomas Hope Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryLangholm Medical Partnership5.3 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD5.4 miDentistGretna Dental Practice9.0 miPolice stationGretna Police Station8.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL57 miRailway stationGretna Green8.5 miBus stationStance 1Annan11 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park24 miEV chargingIONITY Gretna Green7.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG11 postcode district.
