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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:41 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:43 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,981 residentsin the Rhins North census areaMedian age 56.91,438 households80% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 1,323 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle74% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: average 15°CColdest month January: average 5°C1,201 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October15 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 5 to 5°CJFebruary: 6 to 6°CFMarch: 6 to 6°CMApril: 8 to 8°CAMay: 11 to 11°CMJune: 13 to 13°CJJuly: 14 to 14°CJAugust: 15 to 15°CASeptember: 13 to 13°CSOctober: 11 to 11°CONovember: 8 to 8°CNDecember: 6 to 6°CD15°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksPort Gavillanbay · under a mileBraid Portbay · under a mileKnocktim Hillhill · under a mileBarrack Pointheadland · under a mileCairn Hillhill · under a mileCraigentarriecliffs · 1.1 miCorsewall Pointheadland · 1.5 miKilmorie Stonehistoric site · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199929 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202234 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,654 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryLochinch Practice8.1 miPharmacyM&D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD7.7 miDentistSouth West Smile Care Centre7.7 miPolice stationStranraer Police Station7.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCampbeltown Airport CAL38 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK42 miRailway stationStranraer7.5 miFerryCairnryan Stena Line Ferry Terminal4.9 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingIONITYStranraer7.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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