Eaglesfield
Eaglesfield is a village in Dumfries, Scotland, with a population of around 680. There are 14 bus stops serving the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Eaglesfield 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
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 5° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:35
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
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
6 food businesses within 2 miles
- 0 rated 4–5 ★ (0 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Annan (9.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Ecclefechan Hotel (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds5
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
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
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,680 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
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
Eaglesfield, Dumfries and Galloway · 0.1 kmEaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire in the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Kirtlebridge railway station · 1.4 kmKirtlebridge 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…
- Kirtlebridge rail crash · 1.4 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…
- Broadlea henge · 1.7 km
Broadlea henge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument in the parish of Middlebie, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of very few henge monuments in southern Scotland. The only other well preserved site is the considerabl…
Kirtlebridge · 1.8 kmKirtlebridge 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…
Blatobulgium · 1.8 kmBlatobulgium was a Roman fort, located at the modern-day site known as Birrens, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It protected the main western road to Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eaglesfield?
- Eaglesfield is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
- What is the population of Eaglesfield?
- Eaglesfield has an approximate settlement population of 680.
- How deprived is Eaglesfield?
- The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Eaglesfield, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.