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Upper Nithsdale - 04

Neighbourhood

North Dumfries and Galloway. 557 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 87 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Upper Nithsdale - 04, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
551
Joint 3,535th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.8%
Joint 12,472nd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
28.2%
Joint 6,935th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Upper Nithsdale - 04. See deprivation across Dumfries and Galloway

How Upper Nithsdale - 04 compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Upper Nithsdale - 04Middle
Population202 neighbourhoods, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dumfries and Galloway202 areas from 398 to 1,168. The middle area is 695. Upper Nithsdale - 04 is 551.
551joint 39th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage202 neighbourhoods, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Dumfries and Galloway202 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 76.4%. Upper Nithsdale - 04 is 94.0%.
94.0%joint 46th highest
Aged 15 to 64202 neighbourhoods, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Dumfries and Galloway202 areas from 43.1% to 73.9%. The middle area is 58.5%. Upper Nithsdale - 04 is 59.8%.
59.8%joint 78th highest
Aged 65 and over202 neighbourhoods, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Dumfries and Galloway202 areas from 6.8% to 49.6%. The middle area is 28.1%. Upper Nithsdale - 04 is 28.2%.
28.2%joint 99th highest

What is the population of Upper Nithsdale - 04?

Upper Nithsdale - 04 had 551 usual residents at the census.

Upper Nithsdale - 04 is the joint 3,535th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway

These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Upper Nithsdale - 04 alone. See Dumfries and Galloway

Average house price
£171,854
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,895
59th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
145,490
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Upper Nithsdale - 04 in brief

Upper Nithsdale - 04 had 551 usual residents at the census.

In Upper Nithsdale - 04, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

59.8% of residents in Upper Nithsdale - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

28.2% of residents in Upper Nithsdale - 04 were aged 65 or over at the census.