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Roslin and Bilston

Middle area

North west Midlothian. 3,972 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in Roslin and Bilston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,472
1,253rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Roslin and Bilston

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Crime across Midlothian

How Roslin and Bilston compares

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Roslin and BilstonMiddle
Population24 middle areas, Midlothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 2,534 to 5,592. The middle area is 3,847. Roslin and Bilston is 3,472.
3,4726th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, Midlothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 48.5%. Roslin and Bilston is 81.0%.
81%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Midlothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 74.1% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.5%. Roslin and Bilston is 90.1%.
90.1%7th lowest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Midlothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 1.1% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.8%. Roslin and Bilston is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 11th lowest

What is the population of Roslin and Bilston?

Roslin and Bilston had 3,472 usual residents at the census.

Roslin and Bilston is the 1,253rd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Midlothian

These figures are published for the whole of Midlothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Midlothian and not Roslin and Bilston alone. See Midlothian

Average house price
£277,939
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,189
117th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 147th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
100,390
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Roslin and Bilston in brief

Roslin and Bilston had 3,472 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in Roslin and Bilston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Roslin and Bilston, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Roslin and Bilston, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.