Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area
Middle areaNorth west Scottish Borders. 4,131 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 288 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area
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How Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area?
Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area had 4,017 usual residents at the census.
Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area is the joint 1,549th 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 Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area alone. See Scottish Borders
Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area in brief
Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area had 4,017 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area, 34.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.