Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:32 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:35 am – 3:44 pm
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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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,234 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesRiverside Doilies Braepark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19796 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202030 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.1 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
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThomas Hope Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryCanonbie Surgery2.2 miPharmacyCanonbie Surgery2.2 miDentistGretna Dental Practice6.1 miPolice stationGretna Police Station5.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedUniversityUniversity of Cumbria12.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL52 miRailway stationGretna Green5.7 miBus stationStance 1Annan12 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park20 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseGretna5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG14 postcode district.
