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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People5,095 residentsin the Lockerbie census areaMedian age 48.42,435 households60% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright24% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,277 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,454 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October62 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksAlder Poollake · under a mileHorseman's Spoutwaterfall · 1.4 miDove Poollake · 1.0 miWallace's Loupwater · under a mileHennie's Hillhill · under a mileCrunzierton Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197927 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202142 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,531 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 223 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLochmaben Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryLochmaben Medical Group7.0 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists Limited7.0 miDentistMclean Dental7.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK48 miRailway stationLockerbie8.4 miBus stationShelterDumfries12 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG11 postcode district.
