Collin

10°CSunny

• Today: 10° / 3° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:31

9h 7m 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

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)

9 food businesses within 2 miles

• 3 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dumfries (5.3 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · ESSO (5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · ESSO (5 km)

1 station 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: Tesco Superstore-Dumfries Peel Centre (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Playgrounds2

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

Nuclear 56% · Wind 36% · Solar 8%

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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  Collin, Dumfries and Galloway · 0.2 km

  Collin is a small village between Dumfries and Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Lochar Water, and the A75 road. It lies 5.3 km east of Dumfries, and 20 km north-west of Annan. It has a c…

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  Racks railway station · 1.6 km

  Racks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfrie…

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  Torthorwald · 2.4 km

  Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben. The area was the property of the de Torthorw…

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  Rockhall Tower · 2.8 km

  Rockhall Tower, also known as Rockhall House or Rockhall Tower House, is a 16th-century tower house in Collin, Dumfries and Galloway. The castle originally belonged to Clan Kirkpatrick and later passed, through marria…

• Loaningfoot · 3.4 km

  Loaningfoot is a hamlet in the parish of Kirkbean in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 10 miles ESE of the town of Dalbeattie.

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  Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum · 4.0 km

  The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfri…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)