Sanquhar

4°CClear

• Today: 9° / 2° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:31

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

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)

27 food businesses within 2 miles

• 18 passed
• 5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Sanquhar (0.7 km)
• 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Simpson Road Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

145,490 residents in Dumfries and Galloway

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 29%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 10
• LD 1
• Oth 11

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens32
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

16 jobs advertised · £20,600 avg

e.g. customer service representative, Youth Worker - DGA13402, accounts clerk

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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  Sanquhar · 0.4 km

  Sanquhar is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of Edinburgh, 36 mile…

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  Sanquhar Tolbooth · 0.4 km

  Sanquhar Tolbooth is a municipal building in the High Street in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The structure, which accommodates a local history museum, is a Category A listed building.

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  Sanquhar Castle · 0.4 km

  Sanquhar Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the River Nith. Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of Sanquhar in Dumfries…

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  Sanquhar railway station · 0.7 km

  Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. The old…

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  Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. · 0.7 km

  Nithsdale Wanderers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway. Their home ground is Lorimer Park and they currently play in the South of Scotland Football League. It was also…

• Crawick Holm · 1.3 km

  Crawick Holm was a football ground in Sanquhar, Scotland. It was the home ground of Nithsdale Wanderers.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)