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County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:27 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:35 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,710 residentsin the Cheviot West census areaMedian age 56.41,265 households62% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,365 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C967 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 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 landmarksRoaring Linnwaterfall · under a mileFairy Poollake · under a mileEdgerston Lochlake · 1.7 miHilly Linnwaterfall · 2.3 miCock Cleuchvalley · under a mileMervins Lawhill · under a mileFarthing's Cleuchvalley · under a mileOverton Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllerley Well Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 4 haMurray's Greenpark · 4.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197931 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202138 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 258 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital11 miGP surgeryJedburgh Medical Practice4.7 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD4.7 miDentistClearwater Dental4.7 miPolice stationJedburgh Police Station4.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Jedburgh4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL42 miRailway stationTweedbank16 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station4.6 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing16 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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