# DG7 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Dumfries and Galloway

DG7 1LQ is a postcode in Dumfries and Galloway.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway. Open the map at DG7 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) › [DG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dg7) › [DG7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dg7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Castle Douglas - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **£169,511 average price**: For the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **27% can get gigabit broadband at DG7 1LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ
- **3.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castle Douglas High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-douglas-high-school-s5918030) | Secondary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Castle Douglas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-douglas-primary-school-s5915422) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Castle Douglas Medical Group (420 m, 6,762 registered patients); Drs Oliver, Greeley &Innes (420 m, 3,919 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Castle Douglas Superstore (490 m, Tesco); Aldi Oakwell Road, Castle Douglas (800 m, Aldi); Co-op Castle Douglas Superstore (880 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Castle Douglas (910 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £169,511** (July 2026). Dumfries and Galloway’s average house price was £169,511 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,895** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dumfries and Galloway earned a median of £34,895 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 59th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Dumfries and Galloway costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 145,490** (2025). Dumfries and Galloway’s population was an estimated 145,490 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Castle Douglas - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 997** (2021). Castle Douglas - 02 had 997 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,603rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 62.7%** (January 2026). In Castle Douglas - 02, 62.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.5%** (August 2026). In Castle Douglas - 02, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 56.8%** (2021). 56.8% of residents in Castle Douglas - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 6,026th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## DG7 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 11,807** (2021). DG7 had 11,807 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 826th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in DG7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 50.4%** (January 2026). In DG7, 50.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.6%** (August 2026). In DG7, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway)
- Centre: 54.9485, -3.9283

Council: [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfries-and-galloway): John Cooper (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.9283,54.9485,DG71LQ

## How to cite

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