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Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

DG13 area guide

Who lives in DG13, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Population
2,688 (2024)
At a glance

What DG13 is like

The DG13 postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway covers 141 live postcodes and is home to about 2,688 people in 1,365 households. 64.2% of households own their home, 20.4% rent privately and 12.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG13 compares

Headline figures for DG13, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.5/ 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
0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
2

2 schools in DG13. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG13 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    20.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

  2. 02
    An older population

    32.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

DG13 FAQs

01
Is DG13 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is DG13 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.
03
Who lives in DG13?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.3% of residents. 64.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (34.5%).
04
Which council covers DG13?

The local authority for DG13 is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG13 comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is DG13?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 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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