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Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area

Neighbourhood

Central Scottish Borders. 683 people in 59 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area, 48.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
690
6,618th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
48.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
51.5%
1,255th 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 Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area. See deprivation across Scottish Borders

How Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area compares

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

Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill AreaMiddle
Population158 neighbourhoods, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Scottish Borders158 areas from 486 to 988. The middle area is 739. Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area is 690.
69061st 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%. Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area is 48.7%.
48.7%22nd 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%. Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 54th 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%. Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area is 51.5%.
51.5%joint 10th 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 Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area 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
Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area in brief

Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area had 690 usual residents at the census.

In Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area, 48.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

51.5% of residents in Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area were aged 15 to 64 at the census.