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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:42 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:41 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,581 residentsin the Rhins South census areaMedian age 55.11,790 households62% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright17% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 1,498 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: average 15°CColdest month February: average 6°C976 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October16 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 6 to 6°CJFebruary: 6 to 6°CFMarch: 7 to 7°CMApril: 8 to 8°CAMay: 11 to 11°CMJune: 13 to 13°CJJuly: 15 to 15°CJAugust: 15 to 15°CASeptember: 13 to 13°CSOctober: 11 to 11°CONovember: 8 to 8°CNDecember: 6 to 6°CD15°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksPortacreebay · under a mileLogan Lochlake · under a mileNew England Baybay · under a mileSand Neukbeach · 1.7 miCauld Hame Lochlake · 1.8 miDrum Hillhill · under a mileEldrig Hillhill · under a milePath Sandsbeach · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLogan Botanic Gardenpark · 1.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199947 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Aug 200047 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,998 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospital11 miGP surgeryMull Of Galloway Practice4.2 miPharmacyMull Of Galloway Practice4.2 miDentist(My) Dentist12 miPolice stationStranraer Police Station12 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD39 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS52 miRailway stationStranraer12 miFerryStranraer Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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