Dalbeattie
Dalbeattie is a town in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, with a population of around 4,260. It has around 2 schools and 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 40 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dalbeattie 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
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
3°CMist
- Today: 10° / 3° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:30
9h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, 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
39 food businesses within 2 miles
- 21 passed
- 5 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 40 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Glenearly Caravan Park (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches9
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds14
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:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,680 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £25,395 avg
e.g. Health Care Assistant, Cook, Production Operator
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
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 60% · Nuclear 40%
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 Dumfries and Galloway:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government262 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks166 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately146 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases136 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Dalbeattie · 0.0 kmDalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Kirkcudbrightshire, it is…
Dalbeattie Town Hall · 0.2 kmDalbeattie Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The structure, which is used as community events venue, is a Category B listed building.
Dalbeattie Star F.C. · 0.4 kmDalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the Lowland League West.
Dalbeattie railway station · 0.5 kmDalbeattie railway station served the town of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.
- Dalbeattie High School · 0.5 km
Dalbeattie High School is a small rural secondary school on the edge of Dalbeattie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the local council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. The school has 304 pupils.
Buittle Bridge · 1.3 kmBuittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge, is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Completed in 1797, it replaced and earlier two-span bridge of the same name wh…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dalbeattie?
- Dalbeattie is a town in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
- What is the population of Dalbeattie?
- Dalbeattie has an approximate settlement population of 4,260.
- How deprived is Dalbeattie?
- The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Dalbeattie, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.