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East Berwickshire

Ward

North east Scottish Borders. About 11,068 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 296 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 86% of people in East Berwickshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,032
Joint 1,987th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
86%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
63.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East Berwickshire compares

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

East BerwickshireMiddle
Population11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 8,550 to 15,227. The middle area is 10,449. East Berwickshire is 11,032.
11,0324th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 9.0% to 89.0%. The middle area is 83.0%. East Berwickshire is 86.0%.
86%joint 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Scottish Borders · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 51.9% to 90.0%. The middle area is 76.4%. East Berwickshire is 63.2%.
63.2%2nd lowest
Claimant rate11 wards, Scottish Borders · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 1.7% to 3.7%. The middle area is 3.1%. East Berwickshire is 2.5%.
2.5%4th lowest

What is the population of East Berwickshire?

East Berwickshire had 11,032 usual residents at the census.

East Berwickshire is the joint 1,987th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Scottish Borders

These figures are published for the whole of Scottish Borders, not for each ward, so they describe all of Scottish Borders and not East Berwickshire 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
116,800
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
East Berwickshire in brief

East Berwickshire had 11,032 usual residents at the census.

About 86% of people in East Berwickshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Berwickshire, 63.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Berwickshire, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.