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County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD7
Telephone code01750
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 December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,020 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 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 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHeadshaw Lochlake · 1.1 miSynton Lochlake · 1.3 miShaw Hillhill · under a mileBlackcastle Hillhill · under a mileHare Mosswater · 1.5 miWester Mosswater · 1.5 miBrownmoor Glenglen · 2.4 miFalla Cleuchvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Woll Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 36 haLilliesleaf Greenpark · 4.0 miLeaf Greenpark · 4.0 miSleepy Valleypark · 4.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 197933 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.2 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
Elevation179 m587 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 163 to 294 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital5.1 miGP surgerySelkirk Medical Practice4.0 miPharmacyThe Red Band Chemical Co LTD3.8 miDentistSelkirk Dental Practice3.7 miPolice stationLothian & Borders PoliceSelkirk4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI38 miRailway stationTweedbank8.4 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange8.7 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park24 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationGalashiels10 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD7 postcode district.


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