Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is in Dumfries, Scotland. Covers 50 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Dumfries and Galloway is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 11° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:42
13h 2m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom
Road safety
192 reported road collisions (2024)
77 killed or seriously injured · 264 casualties · 13.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Esso (12 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (12 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Population
145,490 residents in Dumfries and Galloway
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 29%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Scotland
5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 9% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Council control
SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
7,605 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
823 jobs advertised · £35,445 avg
e.g. Speech and Language Therapist, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Care Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£723 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,835 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dumfries and Galloway:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s382 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership276 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office244 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership155 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kirkpatrick Durham · 2.4 kmKirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Castle Douglas.
Kilquhanity School · 3.0 kmKilquhanity School was one of several free schools to have been established in the United Kingdom in the twentieth century. Others include Sands School in Devon, Summerhill in Suffolk, Sherwood School in Epsom and Kir…
Glenlair House · 3.0 kmGlenlair, near the village of Corsock in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, in Dumfries and Galloway, was the home of the physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879). The original structure was designed for Ma…
Springholm · 3.0 kmSpringholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Dumfries on the A75. The village has a primary school, which also serve…
Crocketford · 4.3 kmCrocketford also known as Ninemile Bar, as it is approximately equidistant between Castle Douglas and Dumfries, is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway council area nea…
Corsock · 4.9 kmCorsock is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Castle Douglas, and the same distance east of New Galloway, on th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Dumfries and Galloway
- Annan
- Beattock
- Bladnoch
- Cairnryan
- Canonbie
- Cargenbridge
- Castle Douglas
- Collin
- Creca
- Creetown
- Crossmichael
- Dalbeattie
- Drummore
- Dumfries
- Eaglesfield
- Eastriggs
- Ecclefechan
- Gatehouse of Fleet
- Glenluce
- Gretna
- Heathhall and Locharbriggs
- Hightae
- Isle of Whithorn
- Kippford
- Kirkconnel
- Kirkcowan
- Kirkcudbright
- Kirkpatrick-Fleming
- Langholm
- Lochmaben
- Lockerbie
- Millhousebridge
- Moffat
- Moniaive
- New Abbey
- New Galloway
- Newton Stewart
- Parkgate (Dumfries and Galloway)
- Port William
- Portpatrick
- Rockcliffe
- Sanquhar
- Southerness
- St John's Town of Dalry
- Stoneykirk
- Stranraer
- Thornhill (Dumfries and Galloway)
- Tongland
- Whithorn
- Wigtown