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Castle Douglas and Crocketford

Ward

East Dumfries and Galloway. About 9,326 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 460 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 92% of people in Castle Douglas and Crocketford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,275
Joint 2,811th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
92%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

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.
9,275least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 0.0% to 92.0%. The middle area is 39.5%. Castle Douglas and Crocketford is 92.0%.
92%most people in radon Affected Areas
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

What is the population of Castle Douglas and Crocketford?

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

Castle Douglas and Crocketford is the joint 2,811th most populated of 8,397 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 ward, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Castle Douglas and Crocketford 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
Castle Douglas and Crocketford in brief

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

About 92% of people in Castle Douglas and Crocketford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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.