Local servicesHospitalBerwick Infirmary6.6 miGP surgeryEyemouth Medical Practice2.3 miPharmacyCastlegate Pharmacy6.6 miDentistBrucegate Dental Practice Limited6.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAyton Primary Schoolright hereSecondaryEyemouth High School2.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI49 miRailway stationReston2.8 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour28 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:22 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:36 am – 3:36 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,976 residentsin the Berwickshire East census areaMedian age 53.91,877 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,871 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle31% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C715 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202142 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202142 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,269 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
