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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.

County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:36 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:38 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,338 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Lochlake · 1.3 miDunjarg Lochlake · 1.4 miErnespie Hillhill · under a mileGarden Hillhill · under a mileSwan Islandisland · 1.3 miDucking Islandisland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLochside Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haThreave Gardenpark · 2.1 mi · 24 haCastle Douglas Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 18 haMeadow Parkplaying field · 1.2 miStewartry Community Sports Clubsports ground · 1.2 miFair Greenpark · 3.1 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes47 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 202012 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Douglas Community Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryCastle Douglas Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots UK LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Bees1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryCastle Douglas High Schoolunder a milePrimaryCastle Douglas Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK46 miRailway stationDumfries15 miBus stationStance 5Dumfries14 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.


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