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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG8
Telephone code01988
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:39 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:39 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,849 residentsin the Machars South census areaMedian age 57.02,474 households66% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright17% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 1,992 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 22%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGalloway House Gardenshistoric site · under a mileGalloway Househistoric site · under a mileGarlieston Baybay · under a mileClay Holebay · under a mileCairn Hillhill · under a mileKilfillan Hillhill · under a mileCastle Headheadland · 1.4 miPalmallet Lochlake · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGalloway House Gardenspark · under a mile · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Feb 201842 mi away, Cockermouth, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202033 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% 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)2,771 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Stewart Hospital12 miGP surgeryCairnsmore Medical Practice13 miPharmacySouthern Machars Practice4.0 miDentist2 Princes Street12 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGarlieston Schoolright hereSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK50 miRailway stationBarrhill27 miFerryStranraer Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseCastle Douglas5.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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