Local servicesHospitalVictoria Cottage Hospital (Maryport)15 miGP surgeryShebburn Medical Practice4.2 miPharmacyWell8.4 miDentistAlma Terrace Dental Practice8.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK56 miRailway stationDumfries10 miBus stationLoreburne Centre Stance 2Dumfries9.9 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale28 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:35 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:36 am – 3:48 pm
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People3,298 residentsin the New Abbey census areaMedian age 53.51,490 households73% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,573 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,365 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 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 landmarksCarse Baybay · under a mileDrum Baybay · 1.3 miKirkbean Glenglen · 1.4 miCarse Guttidal water · under a mileBorron Hillhill · 1.4 miLoch Kindarlake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197928 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202014 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,672 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
