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Selkirkshire

Ward

West Scottish Borders. About 9,744 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 675 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 49% of people in Selkirkshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,900
Joint 2,502nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
49%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Selkirkshire compares

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

SelkirkshireMiddle
Population11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 8,550 to 15,227. The middle area is 10,449. Selkirkshire is 9,900.
9,9004th 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%. Selkirkshire is 49.0%.
49%3rd fewest 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%. Selkirkshire is 82.6%.
82.6%5th 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%. Selkirkshire is 3.4%.
3.4%4th highest

What is the population of Selkirkshire?

Selkirkshire had 9,900 usual residents at the census.

Selkirkshire is the joint 2,502nd 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 Selkirkshire 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
Selkirkshire in brief

Selkirkshire had 9,900 usual residents at the census.

About 49% of people in Selkirkshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Selkirkshire, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Selkirkshire, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.