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Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent

Neighbourhood

North Scottish Borders. 771 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
738
Joint 7,550th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.4%
Joint 7,504th highest 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 Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent compares

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

Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott CrescentMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent is 738.
73878th least 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%. Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 9th highest
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%. Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent 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%. Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent is 69.4%.
69.4%6th highest

What is the population of Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent?

Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent had 738 usual residents at the census.

Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent is the joint 7,550th 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 Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent 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
Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent in brief

Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent had 738 usual residents at the census.

In Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

69.4% of residents in Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent were aged 15 to 64 at the census.