Lockerbie
Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, with a population of around 4,190. It has 2 pharmacies, around 3 restaurants and cafés, and 38 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Lockerbie, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lockerbie 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
13°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 11° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:38
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
49 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 passed
- 6 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lockerbie (0.3 km)
- 38 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lockerbie (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: SWARCO 7KW (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
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:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,605 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
130 jobs advertised · £37,768 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Site Manager, Pupil Support Assistant - DGA13461
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
96% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 70% · Wind 14% · Solar 11% · Imports 4%
1 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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership277 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office238 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Reduce Vehicle Excise Duty by 50% for vehicles aged 20 to 39 years116 local signatures · 54,314 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Lockerbie railway station · 0.2 kmLockerbie railway station serves the town of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a stop on the West Coast Main Line, located 75 miles south of Glasgow Central and 324 miles north of London Euston. The…
- Kintail Park · 0.3 km
Kintail Park was a football ground in Lockerbie, Scotland. It was the home ground of Mid-Annandale, and hosted Scottish Football League matches between 1923 and 1926.
Mid-Annandale F.C. · 0.3 kmMid-Annandale Football Club, nicknamed Mids, are a football club from the town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They play in the South of Scotland Football League.
All Saints Church, Lockerbie · 0.3 kmAll Saints Church is in Ashgrove Terrace, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building and an active Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
Lockerbie · 0.3 kmLockerbie is a historic market town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. The town lies near the River Annan, approximately 58 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 62 miles southseast of Glasgow, and 10 mil…
Lockerbie Town Hall · 0.4 kmLockerbie Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a venue for the provision of local services, is a Category A listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lockerbie?
- Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
- What is the population of Lockerbie?
- Lockerbie has an approximate settlement population of 4,190.
- How deprived is Lockerbie?
- The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Lockerbie, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.