Environment in Scottish Borders
Council areaSouth east Scotland. 116,800 people in 4,739 square kilometres, the 7th most sparsely populated council in the UK.
5 layers about environment for Scottish Borders, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
Scottish Borders’ 11 wards range from 9% to 89%.
Radon potential
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Scottish Borders. The map shows each one.
People in radon Affected Area squares
CouncilAbout 65% of people in Scottish Borders live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Across the UK the figure is 44%.
Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas.
- Against Scotland
- 2.4 times27%
- Against the UK
- 48% higher44%
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Scottish Borders. The map shows each one.
Fine particles (PM2.5)
1 km gridPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Scottish Borders. The map shows each one.
Green space
OutlineGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Scottish Borders. The map shows each one.