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EH38

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Heriot, in Scottish Borders.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EH38 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In EH38, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
430
104th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.4%
366th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How EH38 compares

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

EH38Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH38 is 430.
4302nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage54 postcode districts, EH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 30.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.9%. EH38 is 80.7%.
80.7%9th lowest
Claimant rate53 postcode districts, EH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in EH53 areas from 0.0% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.4%. EH38 is 0.0%.
0.0%lowest
Aged 15 to 6454 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 52.8% to 90.1%. The middle area is 63.9%. EH38 is 68.4%.
68.4%10th highest

What is the population of EH38?

EH38 had 430 usual residents at the census.

EH38 is the 104th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH38

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Galawater Valley503No figureNo figure53.0%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in EH381

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Postcode districts next to EH385

More in the EH postcode area2

EH38 in brief

EH38 is a postcode district covering Heriot, in Scottish Borders.

About 423 people lived in EH38 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH38 had 430 usual residents at the census.

In EH38, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH38, 0.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.4% of residents in EH38 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.