Canonbie is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.

How deprived is Canonbie?

The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Canonbie, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Canonbie

Canonbie is a town or village in Dumfries, Scotland, with no population data provided. It has no listed local amenities, 5 bus stops, and no nearest railway station listed. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Canonbie 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

7°CPartly Cloudy

Today: 10° / 3° · 18% rain
Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:22Sunset 16:28

9h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

1 food businesses within 2 miles

0 rated 4–5 ★ (0 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gretna Green (11.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08

Detached£263,073

Semi-detached£172,480

Terraced£139,042

Flat£88,882

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 7 kW
Nearest: Canonbie Surgery (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches4
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:

NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

Lab 7
Con 10
LD 1
Oth 11

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1
Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £34,320 avg

e.g. Dog walker / sitter, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver

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

Nuclear 50% · Wind 49% · Solar 1%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

Canonbie Coalfield · 0.0 km
The Canonbie Coalfield is a small and largely concealed coalfield at Canonbie in the south of Scotland. A comprehensive survey by Peach and Horne was published in 1903. Canonbie colliery was worked until 1920, and ano…
Canonbie · 0.1 km
Canonbie is a small village in Dumfriesshire within the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, 6 miles south of Langholm and 2 miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Ca…
Canonbie railway station · 1.6 km
Canonbie railway station served the village of Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1862 to 1967 on the Border Union Railway.
Fairy Loup · 1.7 km
Fairy Loup is a waterfall located on Byre Burn, a tributary of River Esk, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Rowanburn · 1.9 km
Rowanburn is a hamlet in Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Located near Canonbie, it sits around 5 miles south-east of Langholm and about a mile from the Anglo-Scottish border.
Gilnockie railway station · 2.0 km
Gilnockie railway station served the hamlet of Hollows, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1864 to 1967 on the Border Union Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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