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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtML12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:32 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:40 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,600 residentsin the Upper Nithsdale census areaMedian age 47.62,206 households52% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright38% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,972 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 23%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,815 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November101 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 5°CFMarch: 0 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 4 to 14°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Hillhill · under a mileGlencrieffvalley · under a mileGreen Hillhill · under a mileGlenglassvalley · under a mileLowthershills · 1.7 miHorner's Damwater · 1.3 miGlen Kipglen · 2.8 miLowther Hillshills · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLeadhills Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202137 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,316 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation391 m1,283 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 335 to 587 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornhill Hospital11 miGP surgeryUpper Nithsdale Group Practice5.9 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD5.9 miDentistThornhill Dental Practice11 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station6.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLeadhills Primary School1.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK32 miRailway stationSanquhar5.8 miBus stationVillage RoadElvanfoot5.6 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingGridserveAbington8.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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