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Leaderdale and Melrose

Ward

North Scottish Borders. About 11,267 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 359 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 66% of people in Leaderdale and Melrose live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,254
1,883rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
66%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
51.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leaderdale and Melrose compares

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

Leaderdale and MelroseMiddle
Population11 wards, Scottish Borders · 2021
Population: every ward in Scottish Borders11 areas from 8,550 to 15,227. The middle area is 10,449. Leaderdale and Melrose is 11,254.
11,2542nd 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%. Leaderdale and Melrose is 66.0%.
66%4th 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%. Leaderdale and Melrose is 51.9%.
51.9%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%. Leaderdale and Melrose is 1.7%.
1.7%lowest

What is the population of Leaderdale and Melrose?

Leaderdale and Melrose had 11,254 usual residents at the census.

Leaderdale and Melrose is the 1,883rd 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 Leaderdale and Melrose 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
Leaderdale and Melrose in brief

Leaderdale and Melrose had 11,254 usual residents at the census.

About 66% of people in Leaderdale and Melrose live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Leaderdale and Melrose, 51.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leaderdale and Melrose, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.