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Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait

Middle area

North Scottish Borders. 3,530 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 14% of people in Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,274
1,150th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
14%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait

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How Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait compares

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Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose GaitMiddle
Population32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 2,306 to 5,847. The middle area is 3,412. Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait is 3,274.
3,27412th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 77.0%. Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait is 14.0%.
14%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 34.4% to 98.0%. The middle area is 78.1%. Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait is 76.6%.
76.6%14th lowest
Claimant rate32 middle areas, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Scottish Borders32 areas from 1.3% to 6.6%. The middle area is 2.8%. Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait is 2.2%.
2.2%14th lowest

What is the population of Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait?

Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait had 3,274 usual residents at the census.

Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait is the 1,150th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait 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
Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait in brief

Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait had 3,274 usual residents at the census.

About 14% of people in Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tweedbank and Galashiels Melrose Gait, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.