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Pubs 7 Restaurants 18 Banks 2 Hotels 11 Shops 21 Supermarkets 7 Takeaways 12 Business services 5 Education 11 Health and beauty 11 Home improvement 30 Leisure 3 Property services 8




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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG4
Telephone code01659
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:33 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:41 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,600 residentsin the Upper Nithsdale census areaMedian age 47.62,206 households52% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright38% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,972 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 23%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,693 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksManse Poollake · under a mileGrey Mare's Tailwaterfall · 2.0 miMorris' Poollake · 1.8 miShiel Hillhill · 1.0 miEuchan Fallwaterfall · 3.2 miGrass Cleuchvalley · 1.4 miPeat Righill · 1.7 miCat Cleuchvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBowman Edgar Parkpark · under a mileHillview Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199949 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202243 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,316 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 145 to 247 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Ayrshire Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryUpper Nithsdale Group Practice3.2 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTDright hereDentistNeo Dental11 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station3.2 miCash machineNisa Local, Kelloholmunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKelloholm Schoolunder a mileSecondarySanquhar Academy3.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK24 miRailway stationKirkconnelunder a mileBus stationCumnock Bus Station11 miFerryAyr Compass Pier26 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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