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Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead

Middle area

North east Scottish Borders. 3,350 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 89% of people in Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,379
Joint 1,199th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
89%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead

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How Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead compares

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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. Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead is 3,379.
3,37916th 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%. Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead is 89.0%.
89%12th 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%. Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead is 66.5%.
66.5%10th 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%. Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 3rd lowest

What is the population of Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead?

Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead had 3,379 usual residents at the census.

Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead is the joint 1,199th 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 Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead alone. See Scottish Borders

Average house price
£195,045
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,600
27th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
116,800
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead in brief

Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead had 3,379 usual residents at the census.

About 89% of people in Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead, 66.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Melrose Darnick Gattonside and Newstead, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.