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Dee and Glenkens

Ward

North west Dumfries and Galloway. About 9,889 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,212 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 75% of people in Dee and Glenkens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,928
2,488th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
75%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
54.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dee and Glenkens compares

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

Dee and GlenkensMiddle
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. Dee and Glenkens is 9,928.
9,9282nd least 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%. Dee and Glenkens is 75.0%.
75%2nd 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%. Dee and Glenkens is 54.9%.
54.9%3rd 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%. Dee and Glenkens is 2.0%.
2.0%2nd lowest

What is the population of Dee and Glenkens?

Dee and Glenkens had 9,928 usual residents at the census.

Dee and Glenkens is the 2,488th 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 Dee and Glenkens 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
Dee and Glenkens in brief

Dee and Glenkens had 9,928 usual residents at the census.

About 75% of people in Dee and Glenkens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dee and Glenkens, 54.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dee and Glenkens, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.