Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:42 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:42 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,981 residentsin the Rhins North census areaMedian age 56.91,438 households80% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 1,323 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,165 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksCastle Baybay · under a mileMaidenhead Baybay · under a mileOld Lochlake · 1.4 miNew Lochlake · 1.4 miCastle Pointheadland · under a mileYellow Isleheadland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Ninians Garden of Peacepark · within reachDunskey Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199939 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202244 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,654 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryOohstr5.4 miPharmacyLp Sd One Hundred Twenty Seven LTD5.6 miDentistLewis Dentistry5.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD34 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS46 miRailway stationStranraer5.9 miFerryStranraer Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG9 postcode district.
