Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

DG12 area guide

Who lives in DG12, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,769 (2024)

DG12Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

At a glance

What DG12 is like

The DG12 postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway covers 477 live postcodes and is home to about 12,769 people in 6,329 households. 64.4% of households own their home, 11.5% rent privately and 21.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG12 compares

Headline figures for DG12, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.4/ 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, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools in DG12. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG12 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DG12 FAQs

Is DG12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.4 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 DG12 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 DG12?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 64.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (31.7%).

Which council covers DG12?

The local authority for DG12 is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG12 comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG12?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Annan Rail Station, 0.6 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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