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Midlothian South

Ward

Central Midlothian. About 16,743 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 133 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 50% of people in Midlothian South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,204
Joint 561st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
50%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Midlothian South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Midlothian SouthMiddle
Population6 wards, Midlothian · 2021
Population: every ward in Midlothian6 areas from 13,484 to 17,929. The middle area is 16,171. Midlothian South is 16,204.
16,2043rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares6 wards, Midlothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Midlothian6 areas from 2.0% to 66.0%. The middle area is 43.5%. Midlothian South is 50.0%.
50%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage6 wards, Midlothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Midlothian6 areas from 89.2% to 96.3%. The middle area is 92.3%. Midlothian South is 95.3%.
95.3%2nd highest
Claimant rate6 wards, Midlothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Midlothian6 areas from 2.1% to 3.2%. The middle area is 2.7%. Midlothian South is 2.5%.
2.5%3rd lowest

What is the population of Midlothian South?

Midlothian South had 16,204 usual residents at the census.

Midlothian South is the joint 561st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Midlothian

These figures are published for the whole of Midlothian, not for each ward, so they describe all of Midlothian and not Midlothian South 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
Midlothian South in brief

Midlothian South had 16,204 usual residents at the census.

About 50% of people in Midlothian South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Midlothian South, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Midlothian South, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.