Postcode · Dumfries and Galloway

DG9 0PB area guide

Who lives in DG9 0PB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Rhins North
Council: Dumfries and Galloway
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 521 (2024)

DG9 0PBDumfries and Galloway

At a glance

What DG9 0PB is like

DG9 0PB is a postcode in the Rhins North 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 521 people. 75.6% of households own their home, 12% rent privately and 9.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 50.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How DG9 0PB compares

Headline figures for DG9 0PB, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DG9 0PB differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
75.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

DG9 0PB FAQs

Is DG9 0PB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 DG9 0PB 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 DG9 0PB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.1% of residents. 75.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (50.8%).

Which council covers DG9 0PB?

The local authority for DG9 0PB is Dumfries and Galloway.

DG9 0PB comes under Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DG9 0PB?

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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