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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Galashiels, with 15 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Radon Affected Area by postcode area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 68% of people in TD live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
96,227
7th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
68%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How TD compares

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

TDMiddle
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. TD is 96,227.
96,2277th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares120 postcode areas, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 41.0%. TD is 68.0%.
68%joint 35th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. TD is 76.4%.
76.4%16th lowest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. TD is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 42nd lowest

Every postcode area ranked: population, people in radon affected area squares, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

What is the population of TD?

TD had 96,227 usual residents at the census.

TD is the 7th least populated of 120 in the UK.

Postcode districts in TD

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
TD1Galashiels, Halliburton18,377No figureNo figure
TD2Lauder, Oxton2,839No figureNo figure
TD3Gordon, Westruther1,215No figureNo figure
TD4Earlston2,257No figureNo figure
TD5Kelso, Maxwellheugh11,230No figureNo figure
TD6Newtown St Boswells, Melrose8,329No figureNo figure
TD7Selkirk7,223No figureNo figure
TD8Jedburgh6,184No figureNo figure
TD9Hawick, West End17,706No figureNo figure
TD10Greenlaw1,089No figureNo figure
TD11Duns, Chirnside7,882No figureNo figure
TD12Coldstream, Cornhill on Tweed3,081No figureNo figure
TD13Cockburnspath, Oldhamstocks844No figureNo figure
TD14Eyemouth, Coldingham6,705No figureNo figure
TD15Berwick-upon-Tweed, Prior Park16,417£196,00069.8 per 1,000
TD in brief

The TD postcode area, named after Galashiels, has 15 postcode districts.

TD had 96,227 usual residents at the census.

About 68% of people in TD live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In TD, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In TD, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.