Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:32 am – 10:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:40 am – 3:45 pm
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People2,514 residentsin the Clydesdale South census areaMedian age 52.81,141 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,263 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, 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°C1,844 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December81 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksWatermeetings Righill · under a mileWatermeetings Forestforest · 1.4 miDoddinhill · under a mileBeattock Summithistoric site · 3.4 miRae Cleuchvalley · 1.5 miDry Cleuchvalley · 1.5 miLowther Hillshills · 2.3 miDaer Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202134 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,230 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation341 m1,119 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 275 to 464 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoffat Community Hospital9.8 miGP surgeryMoffat Medical Practice9.8 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists Limited9.3 miDentistMoffat Dental Practice9.4 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK37 miRailway stationSanquhar11 miBus stationVillage RoadElvanfoot3.3 miEV chargingApplegreen Electric Charging StationAbington, Biggar, Lanarkshire8.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML12 postcode district.
