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Galawater Valley

Neighbourhood

North west Scottish Borders. 480 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 75 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Galawater Valley, 53.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
503
Joint 2,566th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
53.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.1%
Joint 14,360th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
17.8%
Joint 21,674th lowest 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 Galawater Valley. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Galawater Valley compares

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

Galawater ValleyMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Galawater Valley is 503.
503joint 2nd 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%. Galawater Valley is 53.0%.
53.0%joint 29th 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%. Galawater Valley is 66.1%.
66.1%13th highest
Aged 65 and over158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 3.9% to 47.2%. The middle area is 26.6%. Galawater Valley is 17.8%.
17.8%21st lowest

What is the population of Galawater Valley?

Galawater Valley had 503 usual residents at the census.

Galawater Valley is the joint 2,566th 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 Galawater Valley 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
Galawater Valley in brief

Galawater Valley had 503 usual residents at the census.

In Galawater Valley, 53.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

66.1% of residents in Galawater Valley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

17.8% of residents in Galawater Valley were aged 65 or over at the census.