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Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area

Neighbourhood

East Scottish Borders. 829 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 68 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
832
Joint 8,992nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
Joint 11,931st 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 Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area compares

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

Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield AreaMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area is 832.
83251st 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%. Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area is 80.7%.
80.7%67th 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%. Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 19th 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%. Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area is 59.6%.
59.6%joint 78th lowest

What is the population of Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area?

Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area had 832 usual residents at the census.

Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area is the joint 8,992nd 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 Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area 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
Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area in brief

Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area had 832 usual residents at the census.

In Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area were aged 15 to 64 at the census.