Castle Douglas

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• Today: 17° / 10° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:40

12h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

52US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

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)

82 food businesses within 2 miles

• 51 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Esso (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (6.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Queen Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds12

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

John Cooper

Conservative

Dumfries and Galloway

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

44 jobs advertised · £37,732 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Police Officer, Registered Nurse

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 51% · Wind 49%

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 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

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  Castle Douglas · 0.2 km

  Castle Douglas is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the lieutenancy area of Kirkcudbrightshire, in the eastern part of Galloway, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.

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  Castle Douglas Auction Mart · 0.2 km

  The Auction Mart on New Market Street in Castle Douglas is an octagonal building, constructed around 1900 as a cattle market, and used for that purpose since its construction. It is owned by Wallets Marts, a firm that…

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  Castle Douglas Hospital · 0.4 km

  Castle Douglas Hospital is a health facility in Academy Street, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

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  Castle Douglas railway station · 0.4 km

  Castle Douglas railway station served the town of Castle Douglas, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and…

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  Castle Douglas Town Hall · 0.4 km

  Castle Douglas Town Hall is a municipal building in St Andrew Street in Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The building, which is now used a community events venue, is a Category B listed building.

• Castle Douglas St Andrew Street railway station · 0.4 km

  Castle Douglas St Andrew Street railway station served the town of Castle Douglas, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, from 1864 to 1867 on the K…

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