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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG11
Telephone code01576
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:33 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:36 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,803 residentsin the Annandale East census areaMedian age 54.11,734 households65% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,885 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 18%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,171 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRouting Poollake · 1.1 miScales Poollake · 1.4 miCowthat Glenglen · under a mileRepentance Towerhistoric site · 2.7 miClint Hillhill · 1.3 miMiddlebie Hillhill · 1.5 miPurdomstone Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSmithy Cleuchvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHaggs Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197915 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202020 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAnnan Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryEcclefechan Surgeryright herePharmacyEcclefechan Surgeryright hereDentistGunning Dental4.9 miPolice stationLockerbie Police Station5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHoddom Schoolright hereSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK60 miRailway stationAnnan5.2 miBus stationStance 1Annan4.9 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkHayton Coulthard Parking EcclefechanLockerbieunder a mileEV chargingWeneaCarrutherstown5.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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