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County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:25 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:36 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,052 residentsin the Berwickshire West census areaMedian age 51.01,789 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,041 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C776 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October62 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 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 13°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 landmarksWitches' Hillhill · under a mileQueenscairn Hillhill · under a mileRoxburgh Castlecastle · 4.1 miDavie's Loupwater · 1.8 miScurry Poollake · 3.6 miLurgie Craigscliffs · 2.6 miKelso Abbeyhistoric site · 4.1 miQueenscairn Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKelso Abbey Community Orchardpark · 4.2 miBrigend Parkpark · 4.3 miGordon Public Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202131 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,994 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKelso Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryGreenlaw Surgery3.6 miPharmacyG L M Romanes LTD3.5 miDentistKelso Dental Care4.0 miPolice stationKelso Police Station4.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kelso3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI41 miRailway stationTweedbank12 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station13 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour30 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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