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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:33 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:37 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,242 residentsin the Collin census areaMedian age 43.81,822 households86% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright5% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 2,311 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle70% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,184 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHawk Hillhill · under a mileRoucan Hillhill · under a mileGreen Cleuchvalley · under a mileMill Cleuchvalley · under a mileJericho Lochlake · 2.7 miAuchencrieff Lochlake · 2.9 miThorniethwaite Glenglen · 2.1 miJoe Graham's Monumenthistoric site · 3.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNoblehill Parkpark · 3.2 miDock Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 4 haVictory Parkpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197925 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 20209 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,003 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLochmaben Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryLochthorn Medical Centre2.8 miPharmacyR W F Wilson & Co (Aberdeen) LTD2.8 miDentistGreat Kings Dental4.0 miPolice stationPolice Scotland Dumfries & Galloway3.7 miCash machineNewcastle Building SocietyDumfries4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCollin School1.5 miSecondaryDumfries High School3.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK51 miRailway stationDumfries3.7 miBus stationShelterDumfries3.0 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationDumfries3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG1 postcode district.


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