Where is Portpatrick?

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

What is the population of Portpatrick?

Portpatrick has an approximate settlement population of 620.

How deprived is Portpatrick?

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

Portpatrick

Portpatrick is a village in Wigtown, Scotland, with a population of around 620. There are 10 bus stops serving the area, and local amenities include 2 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Portpatrick 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

5°CClear

Today: 11° / 5° · 25% rain
Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:31Sunset 16:36

9h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · North Down Holywood A2, 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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

11 passed
1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stranraer (9.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

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: 22 kW
Nearest: Portpatrick Farm Holidays (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches6
Golf courses1
Playgrounds4

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:

NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Source: UK Parliament

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
Parks & greens2
Restaurants & cafés3

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 41%

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:

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

Portpatrick Lifeboat Station · 0.2 km
Portpatrick Lifeboat Station can be found at the harbour in Portpatrick, a town 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Stranraer, sitting on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway, a double-headed peninsula joined to the mainla…
Dunskey · 0.2 km
Dunskey Estate is north of Portpatrick on the west coast of Scotland. The B-listed mansion dates from the start of the twentieth century and replaced an earlier early-eighteenth century house. Since 2017 it has been…
Portpatrick railway station · 0.5 km
Portpatrick railway station was a railway station serving the village of Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. Opened in 1862 the station served the village until the line between Portpatrick and Stranraer close…
Portpatrick · 0.6 km
Portpatrick is a village and civil parish in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway. The parish is about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) in…
Dunskey Castle · 0.8 km
Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 16th-century tower house or castle, built by the Adair family at the site of an earlier 12th-century castle. It is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, W…
MV Craigantlet · 2.9 km
MV Craigantlet was a German-owned, Cyprus-registered container ship operated on time-charter by Cawoods Containers Ltd of Belfast. She ran aground on 26 February 1982 at Killantringan Lighthouse in Portamaggie Bay, Wi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Portpatrick?: Portpatrick is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
What is the population of Portpatrick?: Portpatrick has an approximate settlement population of 620.
How deprived is Portpatrick?: The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Portpatrick, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.