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EH43

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Walkerburn, 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 EH43 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 EH43, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
899
178th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.9%
1,144th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How EH43 compares

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

EH43Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH43 is 899.
8993rd 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%. EH43 is 95.9%.
95.9%joint 13th highest
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%. EH43 is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 20th 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%. EH43 is 62.9%.
62.9%21st lowest

What is the population of EH43?

EH43 had 899 usual residents at the census.

EH43 is the 178th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH43

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Walkerburn709No figureNo figure98.4%

MPs for EH43

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

Middle areas in EH431

Postcode sectors in EH431

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Postcode districts next to EH433

More in the EH postcode area2

EH43 in brief

EH43 is a postcode district covering Walkerburn, in Scottish Borders.

About 869 people lived in EH43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH43 had 899 usual residents at the census.

In EH43, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH43, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.9% of residents in EH43 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.