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Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North

Middle area

North Midlothian. 6,137 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 56% of people in Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,533
Joint 2,224th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
56%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North

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How Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North compares

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Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian NorthMiddle
Population24 middle areas, Midlothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 2,534 to 5,592. The middle area is 3,847. Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North is 5,533.
5,5332nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, Midlothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 48.5%. Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North is 56.0%.
56%10th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Midlothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 74.1% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.5%. Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North is 93.9%.
93.9%11th lowest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Midlothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 1.1% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.8%. Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 7th lowest

What is the population of Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North?

Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North had 5,533 usual residents at the census.

Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North is the joint 2,224th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Midlothian

These figures are published for the whole of Midlothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Midlothian and not Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North alone. See Midlothian

Average house price
£277,939
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,189
117th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 147th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
100,390
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North in brief

Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North had 5,533 usual residents at the census.

About 56% of people in Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.