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Kirkpatrick-Fleming

Kirkpatrick-Fleming is a village in Dumfries, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. There are 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Gretna Green, 5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kirkpatrick-Fleming 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

5°COvercast

  • 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

3 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 2 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gretna Green (5.0 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gretna Green (5.0 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

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: IONITY Gretna Green (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds3

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 & greens3

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 57% · Wind 43%

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

  • Kirkpatrick Fleming · 0.1 km

    Kirkpatrick Fleming is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland.

  • Kirkpatrick railway station · 0.2 km

    Kirkpatrick railway station was a station which served the rural area around Kirkpatrick Fleming, north of Gretna in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as…

  • Bruce's Cave · 1.1 km

    Bruce's Cave or the Dunskellie Grotto is a relatively small and mainly artificial cave created in the red sandstone cliffs about 9 metres above the Kirtle Water at Cove, Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries and Galloway, Sco…

  • Robgill Tower · 3.0 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.

  • Rigg railway station · 3.7 km

    Rigg railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway between Eastriggs and Gretna, serving the small village of Rigg. It was two platform station, which opened in 1904, and closed in 1942.

  • Bonshaw Tower · 3.8 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

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