Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

DG1 area guide

Who lives in DG1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Population: 30,254 (2024)

DG1Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

At a glance

What DG1 is like

The DG1 postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway covers 1,065 live postcodes and is home to about 30,254 people in 14,273 households. 70.5% of households own their home, 14.4% rent privately and 12.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG1 compares

Headline figures for DG1, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.4/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

21 schools in DG1. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG1 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DG1 FAQs

Is DG1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.4 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is DG1 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 DG1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.4% of residents. 70.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37.8%).

Which council covers DG1?

The local authority for DG1 is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG1 comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG1?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Dumfries Rail Station, 0.9 miles away.

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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