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Heriot and Fountainhall

Neighbourhood

North Scottish Borders. 557 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 150 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Heriot and Fountainhall, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
524
Joint 2,984th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.5%
Joint 19,115th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Heriot and Fountainhall. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Heriot and Fountainhall compares

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

Heriot and FountainhallMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Heriot and Fountainhall is 524.
52410th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.1%. Heriot and Fountainhall is 88.6%.
88.6%68th highest
Claimant rate152 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders152 areas from 0.6% to 8.7%. The middle area is 2.4%. Heriot and Fountainhall is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 35th lowest
Aged 15 to 64158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 45.4% to 72.6%. The middle area is 59.6%. Heriot and Fountainhall is 64.5%.
64.5%joint 22nd highest

What is the population of Heriot and Fountainhall?

Heriot and Fountainhall had 524 usual residents at the census.

Heriot and Fountainhall is the joint 2,984th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not Heriot and Fountainhall 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
Heriot and Fountainhall in brief

Heriot and Fountainhall had 524 usual residents at the census.

In Heriot and Fountainhall, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Heriot and Fountainhall, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.5% of residents in Heriot and Fountainhall were aged 15 to 64 at the census.