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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 23 min4:38 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:41 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,329 residentsin the Newton Stewart census areaMedian age 52.02,590 households64% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright21% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,291 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,544 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°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 landmarksLoch of Creelake · under a mileGrey Mare's Tailwaterfall · 1.4 miSilver Rig Lochlake · under a mileCut Islandisland · 1.8 miDow Lochswater · under a mileLinn of Bargrennanwaterfall · 3.4 miBught Hillhill · 1.7 miLow Camer Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199938 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202238 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Stewart Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryCairnsmore Medical Practice5.1 miPharmacyCreebridge Mill Limited5.1 miDentist2 Princes Street5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK33 miRailway stationBarrhill10 miFerryCairnryan P&O Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewton Stewart5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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