Beattock

14°CFog

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

Source: WeatherAPI

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

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

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)

40 food businesses within 2 miles

• 36 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06

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

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 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:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership277 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office238 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Reduce Vehicle Excise Duty by 50% for vehicles aged 20 to 39 years116 local signatures · 54,314 nationwide

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