Cargenbridge

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• Today: 18° / 10° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:39

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

56US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, 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)

273 food businesses within 2 miles

• 192 passed
• 12 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dumfries (3.0 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Morrisons (3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Loreburne Shopping Centre (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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

John Cooper

Conservative

Dumfries and Galloway

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

20 jobs advertised · £25,239 avg

e.g. Online Art History Tutor - Part Time, Facilities Manager - DGA13593, Chef, Garden Wise Garden Centre

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

99% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 59% · Wind 40% · Imports 1% · Biomass 0%

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 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

• 
  Cargenbridge · 0.1 km

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• Curriestanes cursus · 0.9 km

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  Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary · 1.1 km

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• Summerhill, Dumfries · 1.7 km

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• HM Prison Dumfries · 1.7 km

  HM Prison Dumfries services the courts of Dumfries and Galloway and across Scotland. The establishment serves as a local community prison that holds adult and under 21 males who are remanded in custody for trial and t…

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  Maxwelltown · 1.7 km

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