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Dumfries Central - 02

Neighbourhood

East Dumfries and Galloway. 570 people in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Dumfries Central - 02, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
551
3,535th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.2%
10,901st lowest 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 Dumfries Central - 02. See deprivation across Dumfries and Galloway

How Dumfries Central - 02 compares

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

Dumfries Central - 02Middle
Population202 neighbourhoods, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dumfries and Galloway202 areas from 398 to 1,168. The middle area is 695. Dumfries Central - 02 is 551.
551joint 39th lowest
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%. Dumfries Central - 02 is 86.8%.
86.8%66th 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%. Dumfries Central - 02 is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 91st 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%. Dumfries Central - 02 is 59.2%.
59.2%joint 89th highest

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 Dumfries Central - 02 alone. See Dumfries and Galloway

Average house price
£169,511
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,895
59th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Dumfries Central - 02 in brief

Dumfries Central - 02 had 551 usual residents at the census.

In Dumfries Central - 02, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dumfries Central - 02, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.2% of residents in Dumfries Central - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.