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Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

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West Dumfries and Galloway. About 13,173 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,424 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 70% of people in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,170
1,251st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
70%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
50.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mid Galloway and Wigtown West compares

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

Mid Galloway and Wigtown WestMiddle
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. Mid Galloway and Wigtown West is 13,170.
13,1706th most 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%. Mid Galloway and Wigtown West is 70.0%.
70%3rd 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%. Mid Galloway and Wigtown West is 50.4%.
50.4%2nd 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%. Mid Galloway and Wigtown West is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 4th lowest

What is the population of Mid Galloway and Wigtown West?

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West had 13,170 usual residents at the census.

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West is the 1,251st 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 Mid Galloway and Wigtown West 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
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West in brief

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West had 13,170 usual residents at the census.

About 70% of people in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, 50.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.