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Boleside Scottish Borders

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Driving Schools 10 Nursery Schools 8 Primary Schools 6 Riding School and Stables 6 Dance Schools 3 Music Schools 2 Independent or Preparatory Schools 2 Schools 2 Community Schools 1 Martial Arts Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital28 miGP surgeryBraeside Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Peter's Primary School1.3 miPrimaryLanglee Primary School1.5 miSecondaryGalashiels Academy1.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI33 miRailway stationGalashiels1.8 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange1.7 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD6 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD6 postcode district.

County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:27 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:37 am – 3:40 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 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,064 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksGardenback Poollake · under a mileHedge-end Poollake · under a mileRink Streamriver · under a mileTouting Birks Hillhill · under a mileBoleside Wielwater · under a mileBlaeberry Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTweedbank Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 15 haGala Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haScott Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 3 haGalashiels Squash and Racketball Clubsports ground · 1.2 miSource: 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 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202122 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.0 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
Elevation167 m548 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 233 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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