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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG7
Telephone code01635
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:36 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:38 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,642 residentsin the Glenkens census areaMedian age 54.81,733 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 1,712 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,344 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December60 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°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: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 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 landmarksSpottes Linnwaterfall · under a mileSpottes Poollake · 1.1 miBridge of Urrhistoric site · 1.6 miDamhead Poollake · 1.5 miSpottes Glenglen · under a mileHa' Hillhill · under a mileGrange Damwater · under a mileBlack Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLochside Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 2 haColliston Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 4 haThe Flatspark · 4.7 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 20209 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Douglas Community Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryCastle Douglas Medical Group3.2 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD3.2 miDentistDental Bees4.1 miPolice stationCastle Douglas Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Castle Douglas Superstore3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHardgate School1.1 miPrimarySpringholm School1.4 miSecondaryCastle Douglas High School3.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK45 miRailway stationDumfries12 miBus stationStance 5Dumfries12 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationDalbeattie9.7 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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