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Kelso and District

Ward

East Scottish Borders. About 10,417 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 343 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 89% of people in Kelso and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,214
2,374th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
89%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kelso and District compares

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

Kelso and DistrictMiddle
Population11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 8,550 to 15,227. The middle area is 10,449. Kelso and District is 10,214.
10,2145th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 9.0% to 89.0%. The middle area is 83.0%. Kelso and District is 89.0%.
89%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 51.9% to 90.0%. The middle area is 76.4%. Kelso and District is 76.4%.
76.4%6th highest
Claimant rate11 wards, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 1.7% to 3.7%. The middle area is 3.1%. Kelso and District is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 5th highest

What is the population of Kelso and District?

Kelso and District had 10,214 usual residents at the census.

Kelso and District is the 2,374th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each ward, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not Kelso and District 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
Kelso and District in brief

Kelso and District had 10,214 usual residents at the census.

About 89% of people in Kelso and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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

In Kelso and District, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.