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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG9
Telephone code01776
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:41 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:42 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,581 residentsin the Rhins South census areaMedian age 55.11,790 households62% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright17% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 1,498 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,128 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 1 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 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHarry's Hillhill · under a mileSoulseat Abbeyhistoric site · 2.4 miCulhorn Lochlake · 2.0 miCarse Hillhill · under a mileDunbae Glenglen · 1.1 miColfin Glenglen · 1.1 miSoulseat Lochlake · 2.5 miGlenwillievalley · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · 2.4 miGarden of Friendshippark · 2.6 miLady Stewart Parkpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199938 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202242 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,998 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryOohstr2.2 miPharmacyLp Sd One Hundred Twenty Seven LTD2.5 miDentist(My) Dentist2.5 miPolice stationStranraer Police Station2.6 miCash machineWILLIAM LOCH FOODSTORES2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD38 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK47 miRailway stationStranraer2.9 miFerryStranraer Ferry Terminal2.8 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkAgnew Crescent ParkingStranraer2.7 miEV chargingGridserveStranraer2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG9 postcode district.


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