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East Gordon Hume and Eccles

Neighbourhood

North east Scottish Borders. 491 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In East Gordon Hume and Eccles, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
530
Joint 3,111th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.3%
Joint 3,985th 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 East Gordon Hume and Eccles. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How East Gordon Hume and Eccles compares

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

East Gordon Hume and EcclesMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. East Gordon Hume and Eccles is 530.
53012th 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%. East Gordon Hume and Eccles is 72.0%.
72.0%51st 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%. East Gordon Hume and Eccles is 1.1%.
1.1%joint 12th 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%. East Gordon Hume and Eccles is 55.3%.
55.3%joint 33rd lowest

What is the population of East Gordon Hume and Eccles?

East Gordon Hume and Eccles had 530 usual residents at the census.

East Gordon Hume and Eccles is the joint 3,111th 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 East Gordon Hume and Eccles 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
East Gordon Hume and Eccles in brief

East Gordon Hume and Eccles had 530 usual residents at the census.

In East Gordon Hume and Eccles, 72.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Gordon Hume and Eccles, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.3% of residents in East Gordon Hume and Eccles were aged 15 to 64 at the census.