Newton Stewart

12°CSunny

• Today: 16° / 12° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:42

12h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, 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)

44 food businesses within 2 miles

• 27 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 32 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)

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Newton Stewart Library (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds14

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

26 jobs advertised · £36,942 avg

e.g. Care Assistant (Flexible Shifts), Freshwater Husbandry Technician, Care Assistant - Dumfries & Galloway (R1B7-NJ)

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 53% · Wind 47%

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

• Penninghame · 0.1 km

  Penninghame in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, is a civil parish area, 8 miles from Wigtown. The area is approx 16 miles in length, and from 5 to 6 miles' width, bounded on the north and east by the Riv…

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  McMillan Hall, Newton Stewart · 0.2 km

  The McMillan Hall is a municipal building in Dashwood Square in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category B listed building.

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  Old Town Hall, Newton Stewart · 0.2 km

  The Old Town Hall is a former municipal building on Victoria Street in Newton Stewart, Scotland. The building, which was previously the meeting place of the burgh council, is a Category B listed building.

• Douglas Ewart High School · 0.4 km

  Douglas Ewart High School was opened in 1922 in Newton Stewart, Scotland. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Douglas Free School opened in 1834 and the High School of the Ewart Institute opened in 1864.

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  Newton Stewart · 0.5 km

  Newton Stewart is a market town and former burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to the west of the river, and is sometimes re…

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  Newton Stewart railway station · 0.6 km

  Newton Stewart railway station served the town of Newton Stewart, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownsh…

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