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Castle Douglas and Crocketford

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East Dumfries and Galloway. About 9,326 people in 460 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Castle Douglas and Crocketford, 60.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,275
2,811th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.4%
1,199th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Castle Douglas and Crocketford compares

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

Castle Douglas and CrocketfordMiddle
Population12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 9,275 to 14,233. The middle area is 13,085. Castle Douglas and Crocketford is 9,275.
9,275lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 48.1% to 89.9%. The middle area is 64.7%. Castle Douglas and Crocketford is 60.4%.
60.4%5th lowest
Claimant rate12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 1.8% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.6%. Castle Douglas and Crocketford is 2.2%.
2.2%3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6412 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 54.9% to 63.5%. The middle area is 57.9%. Castle Douglas and Crocketford is 57.4%.
57.4%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway

These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each ward, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Castle Douglas and Crocketford 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
Castle Douglas and Crocketford in brief

Castle Douglas and Crocketford had 9,275 usual residents at the census.

In Castle Douglas and Crocketford, 60.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Castle Douglas and Crocketford, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.4% of residents in Castle Douglas and Crocketford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.