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Langholm and Eskdale

Middle area

East Dumfries and Galloway. 3,504 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 483 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 78% of people in Langholm and Eskdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,585
Joint 1,314th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
78%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
23.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Langholm and Eskdale

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How Langholm and Eskdale compares

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Population40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 2,148 to 6,394. The middle area is 3,455. Langholm and Eskdale is 3,585.
3,58518th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 21.5%. Langholm and Eskdale is 78.0%.
78%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 23.3% to 96.2%. The middle area is 67.0%. Langholm and Eskdale is 23.3%.
23.3%lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 0.9% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.7%. Langholm and Eskdale is 2.6%.
2.6%20th lowest

What is the population of Langholm and Eskdale?

Langholm and Eskdale had 3,585 usual residents at the census.

Langholm and Eskdale is the joint 1,314th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway

These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Langholm and Eskdale alone. See Dumfries and Galloway

Average house price
£171,854
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,895
59th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
145,490
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Langholm and Eskdale in brief

Langholm and Eskdale had 3,585 usual residents at the census.

About 78% of people in Langholm and Eskdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Langholm and Eskdale, 23.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Langholm and Eskdale, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.