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Upper Nithsdale - 07

Neighbourhood

North Dumfries and Galloway. 392 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 142 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Upper Nithsdale - 07, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
422
Joint 1,237th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.3%
Joint 23,082nd 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 - 07. See deprivation across Dumfries and Galloway

How Upper Nithsdale - 07 compares

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

Upper Nithsdale - 07Middle
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 - 07 is 422.
4224th 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 - 07 is 96.6%.
96.6%joint 33rd highest
Claimant rate190 neighbourhoods, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Dumfries and Galloway190 areas from 0.0% to 8.8%. The middle area is 2.6%. Upper Nithsdale - 07 is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 45th lowest
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 - 07 is 63.3%.
63.3%joint 37th highest

What is the population of Upper Nithsdale - 07?

Upper Nithsdale - 07 had 422 usual residents at the census.

Upper Nithsdale - 07 is the joint 1,237th 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 - 07 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 - 07 in brief

Upper Nithsdale - 07 had 422 usual residents at the census.

In Upper Nithsdale - 07, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Upper Nithsdale - 07, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.3% of residents in Upper Nithsdale - 07 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.