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Whitsome and Allanton

Neighbourhood

North east Scottish Borders. 498 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Whitsome and Allanton, 66.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
532
Joint 3,145th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.7%
Joint 7,657th 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 Whitsome and Allanton. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Whitsome and Allanton compares

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

Whitsome and AllantonMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Whitsome and Allanton is 532.
53213th 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%. Whitsome and Allanton is 66.5%.
66.5%42nd 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%. Whitsome and Allanton is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 69th 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%. Whitsome and Allanton is 57.7%.
57.7%joint 53rd lowest

What is the population of Whitsome and Allanton?

Whitsome and Allanton had 532 usual residents at the census.

Whitsome and Allanton is the joint 3,145th 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 Whitsome and Allanton 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
Whitsome and Allanton in brief

Whitsome and Allanton had 532 usual residents at the census.

In Whitsome and Allanton, 66.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whitsome and Allanton, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.7% of residents in Whitsome and Allanton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.