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Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield

Neighbourhood

North Scottish Borders. 578 people in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
582
4,264th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
50.0%
792nd 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 Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield compares

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

Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and GlenfieldMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield is 582.
58227th lowest
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 - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield is 87.8%.
87.8%70th 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 - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 27th 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 - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield is 50.0%.
50.0%6th lowest

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 - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.7years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield in brief

Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield had 582 usual residents at the census.

In Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

50.0% of residents in Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield were aged 15 to 64 at the census.