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Broughton to Tweedsmuir

Neighbourhood

West Scottish Borders. 873 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 277 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Broughton to Tweedsmuir, 52.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
858
Joint 9,341st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
52.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.3%
Joint 13,828th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Broughton to Tweedsmuir. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Broughton to Tweedsmuir compares

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

Broughton to TweedsmuirMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Broughton to Tweedsmuir is 858.
858joint 43rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.1%. Broughton to Tweedsmuir is 52.2%.
52.2%28th lowest
Claimant rate152 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders152 areas from 0.6% to 8.7%. The middle area is 2.4%. Broughton to Tweedsmuir is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 47th lowest
Aged 15 to 64158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 45.4% to 72.6%. The middle area is 59.6%. Broughton to Tweedsmuir is 60.3%.
60.3%joint 67th highest

What is the population of Broughton to Tweedsmuir?

Broughton to Tweedsmuir had 858 usual residents at the census.

Broughton to Tweedsmuir is the joint 9,341st least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not Broughton to Tweedsmuir 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
Broughton to Tweedsmuir in brief

Broughton to Tweedsmuir had 858 usual residents at the census.

In Broughton to Tweedsmuir, 52.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broughton to Tweedsmuir, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.3% of residents in Broughton to Tweedsmuir were aged 15 to 64 at the census.