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Tweeddale West

Middle area

West Scottish Borders. 5,860 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 705 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 79% of people in Tweeddale West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,847
Joint 2,558th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
79%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
45.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Tweeddale West

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Crime across Scottish Borders

How Tweeddale 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. Tweeddale West is 5,847.
5,847most 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%. Tweeddale West is 79.0%.
79%16th most 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%. Tweeddale West is 45.8%.
45.8%3rd 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%. Tweeddale West is 1.3%.
1.3%joint lowest

What is the population of Tweeddale West?

Tweeddale West had 5,847 usual residents at the census.

Tweeddale West is the joint 2,558th 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 Tweeddale 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
Tweeddale West in brief

Tweeddale West had 5,847 usual residents at the census.

About 79% of people in Tweeddale West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tweeddale West, 45.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tweeddale West, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.