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Galashiels West

Middle area

North Scottish Borders. 3,078 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Galashiels West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,064
1,016th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Galashiels West

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Crime across Scottish Borders

How Galashiels West 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. Galashiels West is 3,064.
3,0647th 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%. Galashiels West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. Galashiels West is 95.8%.
95.8%3rd highest
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%. Galashiels West is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 10th highest

What is the population of Galashiels West?

Galashiels West had 3,064 usual residents at the census.

Galashiels West is the 1,016th 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 Galashiels West 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
Galashiels West in brief

Galashiels West had 3,064 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Galashiels West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Galashiels West, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Galashiels West, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.