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Ancrum Scottish Borders

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Art Galleries 8 Museums 7 Golf Courses 3 Holiday Parks 2 Zoos 1 Stadiums 1 Theatres 1 Aquariums 1 Racecourses 1 Lakes 1 Nature Reserves 1

Local servicesHospitalBerwick Infirmary29 miGP surgeryJedburgh Medical Practice2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAncrum Primary Schoolunder a mileAll-throughJedburgh Grammar School3.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI43 miRailway stationTweedbank9.0 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station3.0 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing23 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD8 postcode district.

County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD8
Telephone code01835
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:27 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:36 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,710 residentsin the Cheviot West census areaMedian age 56.41,265 households62% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,365 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 0°C771 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October59 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 20°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 5 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 0 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksClock Poollake · under a mileEamonton Poollake · under a mileCastle Hillhill · under a mileMains Boat Holewater · under a mileChesters Glenglen · 1.4 miWhittleinch Streamriver · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMurray's Greenpark · 3.0 mi · 2 haAllerley Well Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197936 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202131 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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