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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG5
Telephone code01556
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:36 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:37 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,316 residentsin the Dalbeattie Rural census areaMedian age 57.71,114 households80% of homes owner-occupied62% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,062 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 16%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, 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°C1,274 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksRockcliffe Beachbeach · under a mileClonyard Lochlake · under a mileDuff's Lochlake · under a mileGlen Isleisland · under a mileRough Islandisland · 1.0 miLagmuck Sandsbeach · 1.6 miMark Hillhill · under a mileHeart Stone Dalbeattie Woodshistoric site · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCraigieknowes Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 6 haThe Flatspark · 3.8 mi · 7 haColliston Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197937 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Sep 202448 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,320 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Douglas Community Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryDalbeattie Medical Practice3.9 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists Limited4.1 miDentistBirch Valley Dental Clinic3.7 miPolice stationCastle Douglas Police Station6.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Dalbeattie4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryColvend School1.4 miSecondaryDalbeattie High School4.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK53 miRailway stationDumfries16 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationDalbeattie2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG5 postcode district.


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