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DG2 9AX area guide

Who lives in DG2 9AX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Summerville
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
756 (2024)
At a glance

What DG2 9AX is like

DG2 9AX is a postcode in the Summerville area of Dumfries and Galloway. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 756 people. 73.5% of households own their home, 14.3% rent privately and 11.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 43.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG2 9AX compares

Headline figures for DG2 9AX, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 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, 54 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
11

11 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG2 9AX differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    23.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    73.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DG2 9AX FAQs

01
Is DG2 9AX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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).
02
Is DG2 9AX 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 DG2 9AX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.2% of residents. 73.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (26.8%).
04
Which council covers DG2 9AX?

The local authority for DG2 9AX is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG2 9AX comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is DG2 9AX?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 54 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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