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Beattock

Beattock is a town or village in Dumfries, Scotland, with 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Beattock area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Dumfries and Galloway area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Dumfries and Galloway
County
Dumfries
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

14°CFog

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:36

12h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US 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

40 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£166,891 average 2.7% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06

Detached£256,233
Semi-detached£167,255
Terraced£134,387
Flat£86,717

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

Your MP

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £44,750 avg

e.g. Become a Computer science Tutor in Beattock – Flexible & Remote, HGV Technician, Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Compare Dumfries and Galloway with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

Where is Beattock?
Beattock is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
How deprived is Beattock?
The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Beattock, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.