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North West Dumfries

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East Dumfries and Galloway. About 13,509 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in North West Dumfries live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,777
1,097th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North West Dumfries compares

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

North West DumfriesMiddle
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. North West Dumfries is 13,777.
13,7774th 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%. North West Dumfries is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. North West Dumfries is 89.9%.
89.9%highest
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%. North West Dumfries is 4.2%.
4.2%highest

What is the population of North West Dumfries?

North West Dumfries had 13,777 usual residents at the census.

North West Dumfries is the 1,097th 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 North West Dumfries 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
North West Dumfries in brief

North West Dumfries had 13,777 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in North West Dumfries live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In North West Dumfries, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North West Dumfries, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.