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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 – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,421 residentsin the Stranraer East census areaMedian age 49.81,292 households58% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright21% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,108 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, transport and storage 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,140 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksCulhorn Lochlake · 1.5 miOchtrelure Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSoulseat Abbeyhistoric site · 2.7 miLoch Magillielake · 2.3 miGallow Hillhill · 1.0 miDunbae Glenglen · 1.6 miDunbae Hillhill · 1.2 miDindinnie Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · under a mileGarden of Friendshippark · under a mileAgnew Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 8 haThe Ryan Centresports ground · under a mileSource: 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 199935 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202240 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,508 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGalloway Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLochinch Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLp Sd One Hundred Twenty Seven LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist(My) Dentistright herePolice stationStranraer Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePayzone6 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPark Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's RC Schoolunder a mileSecondaryStranraer Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD39 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK45 miRailway stationStranraerunder a mileFerryStranraer Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops93 within a mileCar parkAgnew Crescent ParkingStranraerunder a mileEV chargingGridserveStranraer3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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