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Kirkcudbright

Kirkcudbright is a town in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, with a population of around 3,350. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés and 20 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kirkcudbright 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
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 14° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:40

12h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr High St, 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

65 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 26 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

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Harbour Square Car Park, Kirkcudbright (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches10
  • 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

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £32,500 avg

e.g. Playground Supervisor - DGA13487, Principal Teacher Curriculum - DGA13616

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

Nuclear 54% · Wind 46%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kirkcudbright Railway · 0.1 km

    The Kirkcudbright Railway was a railway branch line linking Kirkcudbright to the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Castle Douglas. It opened in 1864, and closed in 1965.

  • Kirkcudbright railway station · 0.1 km

    Kirkcudbright railway station served the town of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1864 to 1965 on the Kirkcudbright Railway.

  • Kirkcudbright Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Kirkcudbright Town Hall, currently operating as Kirkcudbright Galleries, is a municipal building in St Mary's Street, Kirkcudbright, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Kirkcudbright Burgh Council, i…

  • Kirkcudbright war memorial · 0.3 km

    Kirkcudbright war memorial commemorates the men of the Scottish town of Kirkcudbright killed during the First and Second World Wars. It is situated in front of the 16th-century MacLellan's Castle and shows a seated wa…

  • MacLellan's Castle · 0.3 km

    MacLellan's Castle in the town of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway, Scotland, was built in the late 16th century. It stands in the centre of Kirkcudbright, on the south side of the River Dee which flows into the Solway Firt…

  • Stewartry Museum · 0.4 km

    The Stewartry Museum is a local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, which covers the history of this part of Galloway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kirkcudbright?
Kirkcudbright is a town in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
What is the population of Kirkcudbright?
Kirkcudbright has an approximate settlement population of 3,350.
How deprived is Kirkcudbright?
The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Kirkcudbright, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.