Moniaive is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.

What is the population of Moniaive?

Moniaive has an approximate settlement population of 500.

How deprived is Moniaive?

The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Moniaive, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Moniaive

Moniaive is a village in Dumfries, Scotland, with a population of around 500. The area has one restaurant or café and three bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Moniaive 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: Dumfries and Galloway
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

13°COvercast

Today: 16° / 9° · 26% rain
Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:40

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, 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

8 food businesses within 2 miles

7 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06

Detached£256,233

Semi-detached£167,255

Terraced£134,387

Flat£86,717

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: Moniaive (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches3
Playgrounds1

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

John Cooper

Conservative

Dumfries and Galloway

Recent votes:

NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools1
Supermarkets1
Parks & greens1
Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 71% · Solar 17% · Wind 9% · Imports 3%

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 Dumfries and Galloway:

Do not ban social media for under 16s382 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership276 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office244 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership155 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Moniaive · 0.1 km
Moniaive is a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It stands on the Cairn and Dalwhat Waters, 16 miles (26 km) north-west of the town of Dumfries. Moniaive has been named b…
Moniaive railway station · 0.2 km
Moniaive railway station is the closed station terminus of the Cairn Valley Light Railway (CVR) branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Crawfordton House · 1.9 km
Crawfordton House is a category B listed 19th-century country house, situated close to Moniaive in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It was operated as Crawfordton School in the second half of the 20th century.
Cademuir International School · 1.9 km
Cademuir International School was a specialist school at Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Glencairn, Dumfries and Galloway · 3.1 km
Glencairn is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Tynron · 3.4 km
Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Moniaive?: Moniaive is a town in Dumfries, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
What is the population of Moniaive?: Moniaive has an approximate settlement population of 500.
How deprived is Moniaive?: The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Moniaive, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.