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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:39 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:39 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,849 residentsin the Machars South census areaMedian age 57.02,474 households66% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright17% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 1,992 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 22%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle43% 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 higher24% 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,238 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 3 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 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBarwhanny Hillhill · under a mileWhaup Hillhill · under a mileThe Forestforest · 1.9 miChilcarroch Lochlake · 3.0 miBratney Walls Pondpond · under a mileWhite Lochlake · 3.7 miTorhouse Stone Circlehistoric site · 4.3 miLittle Hills Woodwoodland · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSouthfield Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199950 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202035 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,771 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Stewart Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryCairnsmore Medical Practice9.7 miPharmacyCreebridge Mill LTD3.8 miDentist2 Princes Street9.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKirkinner School1.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK47 miRailway stationStranraer22 miFerryStranraer Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewton Stewart6.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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