Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:31 am – 10:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:39 am – 3:44 pm
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People5,847 residentsin the Tweeddale West census areaMedian age 50.72,461 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,978 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 11%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle23% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,725 mm of rain a year, 60 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January94 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBig Dodhill · under a mileFingland Hillhill · under a mileLittle Scarvalley · under a mileMuckle Scarvalley · under a mileFruid Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miTalla Linnswaterfall · 4.7 miTalla Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miCulter Hillshills · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.8 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 broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,792 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation407 m1,335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 290 to 457 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoffat Community Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryMoffat Medical Practice9.6 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists Limited9.3 miDentistMoffat Dental Practice9.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI34 miRailway stationCarstairs17 miBus stationVillage RoadElvanfoot7.2 miEV chargingApplegreen Electric Charging StationAbington, Biggar, Lanarkshire8.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML12 postcode district.
