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Mid Nithsdale

Middle area

North east Dumfries and Galloway. 2,853 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 240 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 30% of people in Mid Nithsdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,799
828th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
30%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
53.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Mid Nithsdale

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How Mid Nithsdale 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. Mid Nithsdale is 2,799.
2,79910th least 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%. Mid Nithsdale is 30.0%.
30%18th 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%. Mid Nithsdale is 53.9%.
53.9%11th 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%. Mid Nithsdale is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 17th lowest

What is the population of Mid Nithsdale?

Mid Nithsdale had 2,799 usual residents at the census.

Mid Nithsdale is the 828th 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 Mid Nithsdale alone. See Dumfries and Galloway

Average house price
£169,511
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Mid Nithsdale in brief

Mid Nithsdale had 2,799 usual residents at the census.

About 30% of people in Mid Nithsdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mid Nithsdale, 53.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mid Nithsdale, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.