Where is New Galloway?

New Galloway is a town in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.

How deprived is New Galloway?

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

New Galloway

New Galloway is a village in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It has around 1 restaurant and café, along with 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Galloway 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

12°COvercast

Today: 17° / 9° · 23% rain
Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:41

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US 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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

6 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

4 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: SWARCO 7KW (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches3
Golf courses1
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
GPs & clinics1
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)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £43,260 avg

e.g. Dual Fuel Commercial Metering Engineer

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 50% · Wind 48% · Solar 1%

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:

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

New Galloway · 0.1 km
New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. Before the local governm…
New Galloway Town Hall · 0.2 km
The New Galloway Town Hall is a municipal building in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, situated on the town's high street. A tolbooth has existed on the site of the current building since at least 1711; in 1875, it wa…
Kells, Dumfries and Galloway · 0.9 km
Kells parish, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Scotland, is located 14 miles (NWbN) from Castle-Douglas, and 19 miles (NbW) from Kirkcudbright. It contains, with the burgh of New Galloway, 1121 inhabitants.
Ken Bridge · 0.9 km
The Ken Bridge is a road bridge about 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) north east of New Galloway in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which carries the A712 road over the Water of Ken towards Balmaclellan. Designed by John Ren…
Water of Ken · 1.1 km
The Water of Ken is a river in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, south-west Scotland.It rises on Blacklorg Hill, north-east of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn in the Carsphairn hills, and flows south-w…
Kenmure Castle · 1.2 km
Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town of New Galloway in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, south-west Scotland. The site was occupied from the Middle Ages, and th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is New Galloway?: New Galloway is a town in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
How deprived is New Galloway?: The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes New Galloway, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.