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Penicuik Southwest

Middle area

West Midlothian. 3,586 people in 0.9 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 Penicuik Southwest’s wards yet.

Population
3,622
1,342nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.2%
1,262nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Penicuik Southwest compares

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

Penicuik SouthwestMiddle
Population24 middle areas, Midlothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 2,534 to 5,592. The middle area is 3,847. Penicuik Southwest is 3,622.
3,6229th lowest
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%. Penicuik Southwest is 99.7%.
99.7%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%. Penicuik Southwest is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 10th highest
Aged 15 to 6424 middle areas, Midlothian · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Midlothian24 areas from 57.6% to 68.0%. The middle area is 63.8%. Penicuik Southwest is 58.2%.
58.2%2nd lowest

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 Penicuik Southwest 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.0years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Penicuik Southwest in brief

Penicuik Southwest had 3,622 usual residents at the census.

In Penicuik Southwest, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

58.2% of residents in Penicuik Southwest were aged 15 to 64 at the census.