Drummore is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.

How deprived is Drummore?

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

Drummore

Drummore is a village in Wigtown, Scotland. It has one bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Drummore 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: Wigtown
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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 11° / 9° · 49% rain
Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:35

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr High St, 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

8 food businesses within 2 miles

1 passed
1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£171,854 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-08

Detached£263,073

Semi-detached£172,480

Terraced£139,042

Flat£88,882

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 7 kW
Nearest: Logan Botanical Gardens, Port Logan, NR. Stranraer (7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches2
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

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

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

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

Drummore · 0.1 km
Drummore (drum-ORE; is the southernmost village in Scotland, located at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway in Dumfries and Galloway: it has two satellite clachans, called Kirkmaiden and Damnaglaur.
Kirkmaiden · 1.2 km
Kirkmaiden is a parish in the Rhins of Galloway, the most southerly in Scotland; the present Church of Scotland parish has the same name as and is approximately coterminous with the original pre-Reformation parish.
Kirkmaiden (village) · 1.2 km
Kirkmaiden is a small settlement in Galloway, Scotland, located approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of Stranraer. It gives its name to Kirkmaiden parish, which covers the southern end of the Rhinns of Galloway peni…
Cairngaan · 4.5 km
Cairngaan, Wigtownshire, is the southmost settlement in Scotland. The hamlet of Cairngaan lies just north of the Mull of Galloway on the B7041, after a turn-off from the B7065 road. The village is at the extreme end o…
Port Logan · 5.5 km
Port Logan, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of Kirkmaiden in the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire. The Gaelic name is Port Neasaig.
Port Logan Lifeboat Station · 5.6 km
Port Logan Lifeboat Station was located on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway, approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Stranraer in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, historically Wigtownshire, in south-west Sc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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