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Loanhead

Middle area

North Midlothian. 3,683 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Loanhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,727
1,402nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Loanhead

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Crime across Midlothian

How Loanhead compares

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

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Population24 middle areas, Midlothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 2,534 to 5,592. The middle area is 3,847. Loanhead is 3,727.
3,72711th least 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%. Loanhead is 100.0%.
100%joint 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%. Loanhead is 90.2%.
90.2%8th 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%. Loanhead is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 10th highest

What is the population of Loanhead?

Loanhead had 3,727 usual residents at the census.

Loanhead is the 1,402nd 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 Loanhead alone. See Midlothian

Average house price
£283,166
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,189
117th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
100,390
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Loanhead in brief

Loanhead had 3,727 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Loanhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Loanhead, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Loanhead, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.