Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:31 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:35 am – 3:44 pm
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People3,585 residentsin the Langholm and Eskdale census areaMedian age 55.31,797 households65% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,680 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 10% 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°C1,343 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December64 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)
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19795 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202033 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,929 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThomas Hope Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryCanonbie Surgery1.3 miPharmacyCanonbie Surgery1.3 miDentistGretna Dental Practice8.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCanonbie School1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria13.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL49 miRailway stationGretna Green8.2 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme13 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park17 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG14 postcode district.
