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Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian

Middle area

East Midlothian. 3,562 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 72 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 64% of people in Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,597
Joint 1,327th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
64%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian

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How Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian compares

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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. Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian is 3,597.
3,5978th 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%. Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian is 64.0%.
64%8th 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%. Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian is 95.4%.
95.4%10th highest
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%. Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 7th lowest

What is the population of Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian?

Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian had 3,597 usual residents at the census.

Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian is the joint 1,327th 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 Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian 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
Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian in brief

Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian had 3,597 usual residents at the census.

About 64% of people in Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.