Shawhead
Middle areaEast Dumfries and Galloway. 2,799 people in 188 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shawhead’s wards yet.
How Shawhead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
ShawheadMiddle
Population40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
2,86811th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
56.3%13th lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
0.9%joint lowest
Aged 15 to 6440 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
57.6%15th lowest
Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway
These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Shawhead alone. See Dumfries and Galloway
Shawhead in brief
Shawhead had 2,868 usual residents at the census.
In Shawhead, 56.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Shawhead, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
57.6% of residents in Shawhead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.