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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:33 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:41 am – 3:46 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 February: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,808 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December81 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksCarcomains Poollake · under a mileSoldier's Poollake · 1.4 miKnockenhairhill · under a mileOrchard Glenglen · 1.0 miChapel Hillhill · under a mileInch Cleuchvalley · under a mileAsh Cleuchvalley · under a mileEuchan Fallwaterfall · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBowman Edgar Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202247 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation392 m1,286 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 163 to 404 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLady Home Cottage Hospital12 miGP surgeryUpper Nithsdale Group Practice2.2 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD2.3 miDentistThornhill Dental Practice12 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station2.3 miCash machineNisa Local, Kelloholm3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK27 miRailway stationSanquhar2.1 miBus stationVillage RoadElvanfoot10 miFerryAyr Compass Pier29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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