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Berwickshire West

Middle area

North east Scottish Borders. 4,005 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 460 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 71% of people in Berwickshire West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,052
1,567th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
71%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
53.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Berwickshire West

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across Scottish Borders

How Berwickshire West compares

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Population32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 2,306 to 5,847. The middle area is 3,412. Berwickshire West is 4,052.
4,05210th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 77.0%. Berwickshire West is 71.0%.
71%15th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 34.4% to 98.0%. The middle area is 78.1%. Berwickshire West is 53.3%.
53.3%4th lowest
Claimant rate32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 1.3% to 6.6%. The middle area is 2.8%. Berwickshire West is 2.3%.
2.3%15th lowest

What is the population of Berwickshire West?

Berwickshire West had 4,052 usual residents at the census.

Berwickshire West is the 1,567th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not Berwickshire West alone. See Scottish Borders

Average house price
£195,045
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,600
27th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
116,800
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Berwickshire West in brief

Berwickshire West had 4,052 usual residents at the census.

About 71% of people in Berwickshire West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Berwickshire West, 53.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Berwickshire West, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.