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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.

County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:36 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:37 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,838 residentsin the Kirkcudbright census areaMedian age 56.12,485 households66% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,137 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,375 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°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 landmarksThreave Castle - Historic Scotlandcastle · 2.2 miThreave Garden & Nature Reserve NTShistoric site · 1.7 miCardoness Castlecastle · 2.3 miFloors Lochlake · 1.5 miCarlingwark Lochlake · 1.7 miFir Islandisland · 1.4 miBrownie Hillshills · 1.0 miAsh Islandisland · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThreave Gardenpark · 1.4 mi · 24 haLochside Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 2 haFair Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haCarlingwark Outdoor Centresports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202015 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · 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
Broadband22% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,695 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Douglas Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCastle Douglas Medical Group2.8 miPharmacyCastle Chemist2.2 miDentistDental Bees2.2 miPolice stationCastle Douglas Police Station2.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Castle Douglas Superstore2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGelston Schoolright hereSecondaryCastle Douglas High School2.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK49 miRailway stationDumfries17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingGridserveKirkcudbright6.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.


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