Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:33 am – 10:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:40 am – 3:46 pm
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People3,879 residentsin the Thornhill census areaMedian age 54.11,907 households65% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 1,724 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,624 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December72 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 landmarksLong Straight Poollake · under a mileWaddels Lochlake · 1.0 miHell's Cauldronwater · under a mileHumbie Cleuchvalley · under a mileHolywell Cleuchvalley · under a mileTiny Hillhill · under a mileHard Hillhill · 1.3 miDipping Poolswater · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202142 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,120 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 231 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornhill Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryThornhill Medical Practice5.8 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD5.4 miDentistThornhill Dental Practice5.4 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station6.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK33 miRailway stationSanquhar6.1 miBus stationVillage RoadElvanfoot10 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG3 postcode district.
