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Cheviot West

Middle area

South east Scottish Borders. 2,634 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 329 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 48% of people in Cheviot West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,710
Joint 767th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
48%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Cheviot West

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Crime across Scottish Borders

How Cheviot 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. Cheviot West is 2,710.
2,7103rd least 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%. Cheviot West is 48.0%.
48%joint 9th 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%. Cheviot West is 76.4%.
76.4%13th 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%. Cheviot West is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 5th lowest

What is the population of Cheviot West?

Cheviot West had 2,710 usual residents at the census.

Cheviot West is the joint 767th 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 Cheviot 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
Cheviot West in brief

Cheviot West had 2,710 usual residents at the census.

About 48% of people in Cheviot West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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

In Cheviot West, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.