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Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge

Neighbourhood

South east Scottish Borders. 837 people in 175 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge, 59.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
813
8,743rd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
59.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.5%
3,158th 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 Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge compares

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

Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester BridgeMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge is 813.
81356th highest
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%. Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge is 59.3%.
59.3%34th 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%. Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge is 0.9%.
0.9%joint 8th 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%. Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge is 54.5%.
54.5%26th 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 Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge 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
Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge in brief

Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge had 813 usual residents at the census.

In Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge, 59.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.5% of residents in Bedrule Chesters and Bonchester Bridge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.