Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital22 miGP surgerySt Ronan's Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Ronan's Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryWalkerburn Primary School1.7 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI26 miRailway stationStow9.0 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange10 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing25 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH44 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH44 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:28 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:39 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,152 residentsin the Innerleithen census areaMedian age 50.01,524 households68% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright21% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,574 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,104 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December79 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksJawstane Poollake · under a mileCadonbank Poollake · under a mileLong Streamriver · under a mileWhin Streamriver · under a mileCaerlee Hillhill · under a mileKirklands Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mileInnerleithen Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlentress Peelpark · 3.1 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197943 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202114 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband15% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,615 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 136 to 388 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
