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Moffat

Middle area

North east Dumfries and Galloway. 3,769 people in 315 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Moffat’s wards yet.

Population
3,850
1,467th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.6%
288th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Moffat 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. Moffat is 3,850.
3,85014th highest
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%. Moffat is 56.0%.
56.0%12th 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%. Moffat is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 17th highest
Aged 15 to 6440 middle areas, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Dumfries and Galloway40 areas from 52.7% to 65.0%. The middle area is 58.2%. Moffat is 54.6%.
54.6%5th lowest

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 Moffat 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Moffat in brief

Moffat had 3,850 usual residents at the census.

In Moffat, 56.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Moffat, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.6% of residents in Moffat were aged 15 to 64 at the census.