See a sample

Council area · Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway: health, flood risk and winter

A&E waits at the hospitals nearest its residents, ambulance response times, homes at flood risk, fuel poverty and extra deaths in winter, each against the rest of Scotland, from official records. Neighbourhood pages cover England and Wales; a full report works for any home in the UK.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

67.1%

Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, the A&E nearest most of the council's neighbourhoods, in September 2026 (Scotland 60.6%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Red calls: ambulance response

10 min 20 s

Median, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, 26 Oct (Scotland 10 min 19 s).

Households in fuel poverty

38%

2022-2024, Scotland's own measure; 5th highest of 32 in Scotland.

Extra deaths in winter

22.2%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (Scotland 18.3%).

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Dumfries and Galloway's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary26 neighbourhoods (2.6 km from the nearest)67.1% in September 2026Scotland 60.6%5.9%
Galloway Community Hospital8 neighbourhoods (470 m from the nearest)87.1% in September 2026Scotland 60.6%0.8%
Cumberland Infirmary6 neighbourhoods (13.5 km from the nearest)41.8% in September 2026England 61%12.8%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary against Scotland: Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary 71.7% (Oct 2024) to 67.1% (Sep 2026); Scotland 63.7% (Oct 2024) to 60.6% (Sep 2026).61.9%79.5%Sep 2026Jan 2026May 2025Oct 2024Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary67.1%Scotland60.6%
All attendances at type 1 emergency departments in Public Health Scotland's monthly A&E statistics. Scotland's line is our own sum of its type 1 departments. The NHS standard is 95%.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Galloway Community Hospital against Scotland: Galloway Community Hospital 85.1% (Oct 2024) to 87.1% (Sep 2026); Scotland 63.7% (Oct 2024) to 60.6% (Sep 2026).63.2%85.6%Sep 2026Jan 2026May 2025Oct 2024Galloway Community Hospital87.1%Scotland60.6%
All attendances at type 1 emergency departments in Public Health Scotland's monthly A&E statistics. Scotland's line is our own sum of its type 1 departments. The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (intermediate zones) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service Dumfries and Galloway is covered by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Response times are published for the whole board or trust, not by council.
  • Red calls, latest 10 min 20 s (NHS Dumfries and Galloway, 26 Oct); Scotland 10 min 19 s.
Red calls: median response each week in minutes: NHS Dumfries and Galloway against Scotland: NHS Dumfries and Galloway 10.4 (6 Jul) to 10.3 (26 Oct); Scotland 9 (6 Jul) to 10.3 (26 Oct).8.112.66 Jul31 Aug26 OctNHS Dumfries and Galloway10.3Scotland10.3
Scottish Ambulance Service, weekly unscheduled care operational statistics (official statistics), by the health board of the incident; the latest weeks are provisional. No time target is published.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not published by practice or council for Scotland.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to fires Not published as data for Scotland.

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at risk of flooding Not available yet: the council figures job has not read SEPA's flood maps for Dumfries and Galloway.

Fuel poverty

  • Households in fuel poverty, 2022-2024 38% (about 27,000 households); Scotland 31%.
  • Where it ranks 5th highest of 32 councils in Scotland.
  • Measured how Scotland's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Households in fuel poverty, 2022-2024: Dumfries and Galloway among Scotland's councils: Orkney Islands 51%; West Dunbartonshire 43%; Na h-Eileanan Siar 40%; Shetland Islands 40%; Dumfries and Galloway 38%; Dundee City 38%; East Ayrshire 38%; Inverclyde 36%; Argyll and Bute 35%; Glasgow City 35%; Fife 34%. Reference lines: Scotland.Orkney Islands51%West Dunbartonshire43%Na h-Eileanan Siar40%Shetland Islands40%Dumfries and Galloway38%Dundee City38%East Ayrshire38%Inverclyde36%Argyll and Bute35%Glasgow City35%Fife34%Scotland
Scottish Government, Scottish House Condition Survey local authority tables, 2022-2024 combined: Scotland's statutory definition (fuel costs over 10% of income after housing costs, leaving too little for an acceptable standard of living). A survey: shares are whole percents and a small council's margin is wide. Shown: Dumfries and Galloway and the councils ranked nearest it; all 32 are listed below.
All 32 councils, ranked
Households in fuel poverty, 2022-2024: Dumfries and Galloway among Scotland's councils: Orkney Islands 51%; West Dunbartonshire 43%; Na h-Eileanan Siar 40%; Shetland Islands 40%; Dumfries and Galloway 38%; Dundee City 38%; East Ayrshire 38%; Inverclyde 36%; Argyll and Bute 35%; Glasgow City 35%; Fife 34%; Aberdeen City 33%; Aberdeenshire 33%; Moray 33%; Highland 31%; Midlothian 31%; Scottish Borders 31%; West Lothian 31%; North Lanarkshire 30%; Renfrewshire 30%; South Lanarkshire 30%; Clackmannanshire 29%; North Ayrshire 28%; South Ayrshire 28%; Falkirk 27%; Angus 26%; East Dunbartonshire 26%; East Renfrewshire 26%; East Lothian 25%; City of Edinburgh 24%; Perth and Kinross 24%; Stirling 22%. Reference lines: Scotland.Orkney Islands51%West Dunbartonshire43%Na h-Eileanan Siar40%Shetland Islands40%Dumfries and Galloway38%Dundee City38%East Ayrshire38%Inverclyde36%Argyll and Bute35%Glasgow City35%Fife34%Aberdeen City33%Aberdeenshire33%Moray33%Highland31%Midlothian31%Scottish Borders31%West Lothian31%North Lanarkshire30%Renfrewshire30%South Lanarkshire30%Clackmannanshire29%North Ayrshire28%South Ayrshire28%Falkirk27%Angus26%East Dunbartonshire26%East Renfrewshire26%East Lothian25%City of Edinburgh24%Perth and Kinross24%Stirling22%Scotland
Scottish Government, Scottish House Condition Survey local authority tables, 2022-2024 combined: Scotland's statutory definition (fuel costs over 10% of income after housing costs, leaving too little for an acceptable standard of living). A survey: shares are whole percents and a small council's margin is wide.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 22.2% higher than in the rest of the year here (Scotland 18.3%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2024/25 16.0% more deaths than in the rest of the year (Scotland 13.8%).
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): Dumfries and Galloway against Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway 8 (2010/11) to 16 (2024/25); Scotland 14.3 (2010/11) to 13.8 (2024/25).5.727.32024/252021/222018/192015/162010/11Dumfries and Galloway16Scotland13.8
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. National Records of Scotland, Winter mortality in Scotland 2024/25, Table 6 (deaths registered; the latest winter provisional); © Crown copyright 2026. Scotland's line is our own, from the councils' summed deaths.

Thinking of buying in Dumfries and Galloway?

A full report covers flood risk, schools, crime, your commute, energy, planning and how the area is changing, for the exact home.

Prepare a full report for a home See a sample report

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Health, flood, fuel poverty and winter figures: the publishers named in each section, Open Government Licence v3.0 unless stated. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.