Postcode area · Dumfries and Galloway

DG area guide

Who lives in DG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Population: 147,034 (2024)

DGPostcode area · Dumfries and Galloway

At a glance

What DG is like

The DG postcode area in Scotland covers 6,901 live postcodes and is home to about 147,034 people in 71,413 households. 64.4% of households own their home, 13.4% rent privately and 19% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG compares

Headline figures for DG, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.3/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Dumfries and Galloway a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

114

114 schools in DG. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£37,048

Average annual income before tax, higher than 5% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG differs most from the national average.

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An older population
27.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DG FAQs

Is DG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.3 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is DG safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Dumfries and Galloway recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in DG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 64.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37%).

Which council covers DG?

The local authority for DG is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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