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Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton

Middle area

The north east of the South Lanarkshire. 6,107 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 218 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 31% of people in Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,018
2,774th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
31%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
59.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton

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How Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton compares

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Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and DolphintonMiddle
Population82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 2,308 to 6,163. The middle area is 3,847. Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton is 6,018.
6,0183rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.0% to 77.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton is 31.0%.
31%10th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 16.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.2%. Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton is 59.1%.
59.1%5th lowest
Claimant rate82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.3% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 19th lowest

What is the population of Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton?

Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton had 6,018 usual residents at the census.

Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton is the 2,774th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton alone. See South Lanarkshire

Average house price
£186,196
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,126
118th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
334,330
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton in brief

Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton had 6,018 usual residents at the census.

About 31% of people in Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton, 59.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.