Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary14 miGP surgeryEcclefechan Surgery2.9 miPharmacyBoots9.3 miDentist21D Carlisle12 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEaglesfield School1.3 miSecondaryAnnan Academy4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria14.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL60 miRailway stationAnnan4.7 miBus stationStance 1Annan4.4 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park28 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:33 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:35 am – 3:45 pm
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People5,374 residentsin the Annan East census areaMedian age 45.42,461 households63% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright27% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,506 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 16%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,145 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 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)
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197912 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202022 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)2,550 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
