Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital23 miGP surgeryStow & Lauder Health4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLauder Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI29 miRailway stationStow4.8 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange7.5 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour23 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:26 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:38 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,251 residentsin the Lauderdale census areaMedian age 48.41,357 households73% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 1,683 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle21% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C935 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October73 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileChester Hillhill · under a milePark Glenglen · 1.5 miEdgarhope Forestforest · 2.1 miWooden Cleughvalley · 1.2 miMermaid Poollake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLauder Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haLeader Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 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 202118 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,417 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 157 to 277 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
