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County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:28 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:37 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,783 residentsin the Ettrick Yarrow and Lilliesleaf Area census areaMedian age 56.31,294 households70% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,316 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,065 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December70 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCaul Poollake · under a mileLower Lakelake · 1.1 miHuntly Cleuchvalley · under a mileCastle Hillhill · under a mileHowe Bottomvalley · under a mileHuntly Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197935 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202123 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,452 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 302 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital8.5 miGP surgerySelkirk Medical Practice3.9 miPharmacyThe Red Band Chemical Co LTD3.7 miDentistSelkirk Dental Practice3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKirkhope Primary School1.9 miSecondarySelkirk High School4.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI34 miRailway stationGalashiels8.1 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange8.1 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park28 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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