Stranraer and the Rhins
WardWest Dumfries and Galloway. About 13,965 people in 336 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Stranraer and the Rhins, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Stranraer and the Rhins compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
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 Stranraer and the Rhins alone. See Dumfries and Galloway
Stranraer and the Rhins in brief
Stranraer and the Rhins had 14,014 usual residents at the census.
In Stranraer and the Rhins, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Stranraer and the Rhins, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
58.2% of residents in Stranraer and the Rhins were aged 15 to 64 at the census.