Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:33 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:36 am – 3:46 pm
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People2,381 residentsin the Annandale West census areaMedian age 53.61,108 households63% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,169 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 10% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,290 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 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)
Nearby landmarksDooker's Poollake · 1.3 miKatie's Poollake · 1.4 miCottage Islandisland · 1.6 miNutholm Hillhill · under a mileBirkshaw Forestforest · 1.7 miCamp Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMcJerrow Public Parkpark · 2.9 miVictory Parkpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197918 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202016 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLochmaben Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryLockerbie Medical Practice3.0 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD3.0 miDentistLockerbie Dental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Mungo Schoolunder a mileSecondaryLockerbie Academy3.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK57 miRailway stationLockerbie3.1 miBus stationStance 1Annan7.1 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG11 postcode district.
