Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:32 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:38 am – 3:45 pm
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People3,850 residentsin the Moffat census areaMedian age 54.41,909 households69% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright18% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,725 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, hospitality 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 48% go by car, 4% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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 0°C1,405 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 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 landmarksMurder Lochlake · under a mileTrough Poollake · 1.4 miNoutwath Hillhill · under a mileRammel Hillhill · under a mileCleuchbrae Linnwater · 1.2 miHorseman's Spoutwaterfall · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197925 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202141 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% 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)2,028 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoffat Community Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryMoffat Medical Practice6.6 miPharmacyMoffat Medical Practice6.6 miDentistMoffat Dental Practice6.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI49 miRailway stationLockerbie8.1 miBus stationShelterDumfries13 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG10 postcode district.
