Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:31 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 8 min8:37 am – 3:44 pm
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People3,585 residentsin the Langholm and Eskdale census areaMedian age 55.31,797 households65% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,680 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,536 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December72 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 landmarksKing's Poollake · under a mileCastle o'er Hillhill · under a mileWhitcastles stone circlehistoric site · 2.7 miDowney Hillhill · under a mileRed Cleuch Linnwaterfall · 3.0 miKingspool Gulletswater · under a mileThe Pikemountain · 3.7 miThief Cleuchvalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197918 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202141 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,929 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation236 m774 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 146 to 269 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThomas Hope Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryLangholm Medical Partnership8.6 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD8.7 miDentistLockerbie Dental9.2 miPolice stationLockerbie Police Station9.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI51 miRailway stationLockerbie9.1 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park26 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingGridserveLockerbie8.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG13 postcode district.
