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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG1
Telephone code01824
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:34 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:36 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,950 residentsin the Kingholm census areaMedian age 53.21,365 households71% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,384 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle64% 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 higher16% 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 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,073 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRuthwell Churchhistoric site · under a mileBlack Hillhill · 1.1 miOrnamental Lakelake · 2.7 miGlen Stuartglen · 1.8 miBogle Denvalley · 1.5 miLong Hillhill · 1.9 miClarencefield Woodwoodland · under a mileRepentance Towerhistoric site · 4.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197921 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202015 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,518 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAnnan Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryGreencroft South Medical Group5.8 miPharmacyLp North Eleven LTD5.8 miDentistAnnan Dental Practice LTD5.8 miPolice stationLockerbie Police Station9.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK58 miRailway stationAnnan5.8 miBus stationStance 1Annan5.9 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale29 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingWeneaCarrutherstown2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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