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Duns

Middle area

North east Scottish Borders. 3,220 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 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 Duns live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,124
1,059th 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
76.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Duns

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Crime across Scottish Borders

How Duns compares

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

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Population32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 2,306 to 5,847. The middle area is 3,412. Duns is 3,124.
3,1248th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 77.0%. Duns is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 34.4% to 98.0%. The middle area is 78.1%. Duns is 76.7%.
76.7%15th lowest
Claimant rate32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 1.3% to 6.6%. The middle area is 2.8%. Duns is 3.3%.
3.3%13th highest

What is the population of Duns?

Duns had 3,124 usual residents at the census.

Duns is the 1,059th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not Duns alone. See Scottish Borders

Average house price
£193,050
Up 4.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,600
27th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
116,800
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Duns in brief

Duns had 3,124 usual residents at the census.

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

In Duns, 76.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Duns, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.