Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:27 am – 10:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:39 am – 3:40 pm
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People4,017 residentsin the Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area census areaMedian age 49.61,827 households69% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,088 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, construction 9%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,239 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December94 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)
Nearby landmarksWolf Cleuchvalley · under a mileGuns Cleuchvalley · under a mileDewar Hillhill · under a milePeatrig Hillhill · under a mileIvy Linnwaterfall · 3.2 miMoorfoot Hillshills · 2.0 miLeithenwater Forestforest · 3.1 miLochan nam Beithelake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197949 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 20219 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 5.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,011 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation389 m1,276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 308 to 559 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHay Lodge Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryStow & Lauder Health7.2 miPharmacyStow & Lauder Health7.2 miDentist11 Elm Court7.4 miPolice stationInnerleithen Police Station7.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI20 miRailway stationStow7.1 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange12 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing19 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationPeebles6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH38 postcode district.
