Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:37 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:38 am – 3:50 pm
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People3,569 residentsin the Gatehouse census areaMedian age 55.51,638 households71% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 1,586 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,571 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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 landmarksRummel Dhuwaterfall · under a mileMeiklewood Lochlake · under a mileRed Brae Poollake · 1.3 miGreen Hillhill · under a mileQueen's Hillhill · under a mileKennan's Isleisland · 1.8 miValleyfield Glenglen · 1.3 miSpout Glenglen · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarcaplesports ground · under a mileFair Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haThreave Gardenpark · 4.1 mi · 24 haGartshore Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202018 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,808 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKirkcudbright Cottage Hospital4.4 miGP surgerySolway Medical Group4.4 miPharmacyTag Healthcare LTD4.2 miDentistKirkcudbright Dental Surgery4.3 miPolice stationCastle Douglas Police Station5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK47 miRailway stationDumfries21 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingGridserveKirkcudbright2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.
