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Creca

Creca is a village in Dumfries, Scotland, with a population of under 3,000. The nearest railway station is Annan, 4.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Creca 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

8°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 13% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:22Sunset 16:29

9h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US 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

4 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Annan (5.4 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Annan (5.4 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

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Annan (4.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

7,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £28,974 avg

e.g. Security Officer ( Full Time Relief) - Annan

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 62% · Wind 38%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Chapelcross nuclear power station · 1.3 km

    Chapelcross nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located in Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, and was in operation from 1959 to 2004. It…

  • Bonshaw Tower · 2.3 km

    Bonshaw Tower is an oblong tower house, probably dating from the mid-16th century, one mile south of Kirtlebridge, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, above the Kirtle Water. It is adjacent to a 19th-century mansion. The…

  • Robgill Tower · 2.4 km

    Robgill Tower is a tower house near Kirkpatrick Fleming on the banks of the river Kirtle. It was one of a number of towers built along the border as protection against incursions by the English.

  • Kirtlebridge · 2.7 km

    Kirtlebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of Annan, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Kirkpatrick-Fleming, and 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) sou…

  • Kirtlebridge rail crash · 3.2 km

    The Kirtlebridge rail crash took place in 1872 at Kirtlebridge railway station in Dumfriesshire. An express passenger train ran into a goods train that was shunting; 11 people lost their lives immediately, and one fur…

  • Kirtlebridge railway station · 3.2 km

    Kirtlebridge railway station was a station which served the rural area around Kirtlebridge and Eaglesfield, north of Annan in Dumfriesshire, Scotland; the location is now within the area of Dumfries and Galloway unita…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

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