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Hawick and Hermitage

Ward

South Scottish Borders. About 8,587 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 629 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 87% of people in Hawick and Hermitage live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,550
3,124th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
87%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hawick and Hermitage compares

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

Hawick and HermitageMiddle
Population11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 8,550 to 15,227. The middle area is 10,449. Hawick and Hermitage is 8,550.
8,550least 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%. Hawick and Hermitage is 87.0%.
87%2nd 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%. Hawick and Hermitage is 83.6%.
83.6%4th 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%. Hawick and Hermitage is 3.7%.
3.7%highest

What is the population of Hawick and Hermitage?

Hawick and Hermitage had 8,550 usual residents at the census.

Hawick and Hermitage is the 3,124th 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 Hawick and Hermitage 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
Hawick and Hermitage in brief

Hawick and Hermitage had 8,550 usual residents at the census.

About 87% of people in Hawick and Hermitage live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hawick and Hermitage, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hawick and Hermitage, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.