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Galashiels and District

Ward

North west Scottish Borders. About 15,669 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 212 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 9% of people in Galashiels and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,227
Joint 755th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
9%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Galashiels and District compares

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

Galashiels and DistrictMiddle
Population11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 8,550 to 15,227. The middle area is 10,449. Galashiels and District is 15,227.
15,227most 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%. Galashiels and District is 9.0%.
9%fewest 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%. Galashiels and District is 86.2%.
86.2%2nd highest
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%. Galashiels and District is 3.5%.
3.5%3rd highest

What is the population of Galashiels and District?

Galashiels and District had 15,227 usual residents at the census.

Galashiels and District is the joint 755th 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 Galashiels and District 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
Galashiels and District in brief

Galashiels and District had 15,227 usual residents at the census.

About 9% of people in Galashiels and District live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Galashiels and District, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Galashiels and District, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.