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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°C951 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksEildon Hillshills · 1.2 miEildon Wester Hillhill · under a mileMungy Poollake · 2.3 miCauld Poollake · 2.4 miLittle Hillhill · 1.0 miRhymer's Glenglen · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPriorwood Gardenspark · 2.2 miMelrose Abbey Gardenspark · 2.3 miKing George V Playing Field Football Groundplaying field · 1.5 miDarnick Community Woodlandpark · 2.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202125 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 336 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgeryEildon Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNewtown Primary School1.7 miSecondarySelkirk High School4.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI37 miRailway stationTweedbank3.2 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange5.1 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park27 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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