Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, with a population of around 4,010. It has around 1 pharmacy and 15 restaurants and cafés, plus 32 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newton Stewart 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
Weather
16°CCloudy
- Today: 17° / 15° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:39
12h 53m 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: ozone
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
44 food businesses within 2 miles
- 27 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 32 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches13
- 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:
- 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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,605 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
26 jobs advertised · £36,942 avg
e.g. Care Assistant (Flexible Shifts), Freshwater Husbandry Technician, Care Assistant - Dumfries & Galloway (R1B7-NJ)
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 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%
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
- 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…
McMillan Hall, Newton Stewart · 0.2 kmThe 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.
Old Town Hall, Newton Stewart · 0.2 kmThe 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.
Newton Stewart · 0.5 kmNewton 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…
Newton Stewart railway station · 0.6 kmNewton 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newton Stewart?
- Newton Stewart is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
- What is the population of Newton Stewart?
- Newton Stewart has an approximate settlement population of 4,010.
- How deprived is Newton Stewart?
- The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Newton Stewart, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.