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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:40 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:41 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,148 residentsin the Machars North census areaMedian age 56.11,078 households66% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,004 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 22%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,410 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKettle Caldronwaterfall · under a mileAiryolland Lochlake · under a mileLoups of Barnshanganwaterfall · 2.2 miCamrie Lochlake · 1.9 miCraig Fellhill · under a mileSmithy Hillhill · under a mileBareagle Forestforest · 1.9 miAiryolland Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199937 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202240 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,175 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryGlenluce Surgery3.1 miPharmacyGlenluce Surgery3.1 miDentist(My) Dentist7.2 miPolice stationStranraer Police Station7.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK42 miRailway stationStranraer7.1 miFerryStranraer Ferry Terminal7.0 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationStranraer7.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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