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Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Ward

North east Dumfries and Galloway. About 10,182 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 862 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 37% of people in Mid and Upper Nithsdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,346
Joint 2,317th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
37%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
59.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mid and Upper Nithsdale compares

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

Mid and Upper NithsdaleMiddle
Population12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2021
Population: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 9,275 to 14,233. The middle area is 13,085. Mid and Upper Nithsdale is 10,346.
10,3464th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 0.0% to 92.0%. The middle area is 39.5%. Mid and Upper Nithsdale is 37.0%.
37%6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 48.1% to 89.9%. The middle area is 64.7%. Mid and Upper Nithsdale is 59.0%.
59.0%4th lowest
Claimant rate12 wards, Dumfries and Galloway · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dumfries and Galloway12 areas from 1.8% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.6%. Mid and Upper Nithsdale is 3.1%.
3.1%4th highest

What is the population of Mid and Upper Nithsdale?

Mid and Upper Nithsdale had 10,346 usual residents at the census.

Mid and Upper Nithsdale is the joint 2,317th most populated of 8,397 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 ward, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Mid and Upper Nithsdale 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
Mid and Upper Nithsdale in brief

Mid and Upper Nithsdale had 10,346 usual residents at the census.

About 37% of people in Mid and Upper Nithsdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mid and Upper Nithsdale, 59.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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