Beattock

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• Today: 10° / 1° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:34

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

222 reported road collisions (2025)

85 killed or seriously injured · 323 casualties · 15.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

35 food businesses within 2 miles

• 31 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Moffat Public Car Park (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

145,490 residents in Dumfries and Galloway

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 29%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 10
• LD 1
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £32,282 avg

e.g. Customer Team Member, Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

98% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 59% · Wind 30% · Solar 9% · Imports 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government277 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks165 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately154 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth110 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Beattock railway station · 0.4 km

  Beattock railway station was a station which served the village of Beattock, in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by trains on what was originally the Caled…

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  Beattock · 0.6 km

  Beattock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately 1⁄2 mile southwest of Moffat and 19 miles north of Dumfries.

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  Kirkpatrick-Juxta · 1.3 km

  Kirkpatrick-Juxta is a parish in Dumfries and Galloway on the A701, between Biggar, Moffat and Lockerbie. The parish straddles the main road A74 (M). It is primarily a rural parish.

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  Moffat Water · 1.4 km

  The Moffat Water is a minor river in northeastern Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Its headwaters rise at Birkhill in the midst of the Moffat Hills, close to the border with Selkirkshire. From here, it flows southwestwards th…

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  Moffat distillery · 2.3 km

  The Moffat distillery produces single malt Scotch whisky and moonshine in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The distillery is notable for operating wood-fired stills.

• Auchencastle railway station · 2.6 km

  Auchencastle railway station was a private station which served Auchencastle, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was used by railwaymen and families and was served by local trains on wh…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)