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Muchra Scottish Borders

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Primary Schools 6 Driving Schools 6 Taekwondo Schools 2 High and Secondary Schools 1 Riding School and Stables 1 Independent or Preparatory Schools 1

Local servicesGP surgeryMoffat Medical Practice11 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI36 miRailway stationGalashiels21 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD7 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD7 postcode district.

County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:30 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:38 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,783 residentsin the Ettrick Yarrow and Lilliesleaf Area census areaMedian age 56.31,294 households70% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,316 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 16°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 4°C, lows -1°C2,048 mm of rain a year, 68 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January101 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 4°CJFebruary: -1 to 4°CFMarch: -0 to 6°CMApril: 1 to 9°CAMay: 4 to 12°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 16°CJAugust: 9 to 16°CASeptember: 7 to 13°CSOctober: 4 to 10°CONovember: 1 to 6°CNDecember: -1 to 4°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch of the Loweslake · 1.8 miDry Cleuchvalley · under a mileMuchra Hillhill · under a mileMid Cleuchvalley · under a mileMid Hillhill · under a mileGrey Mare's Tailwaterfall · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 197932 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,452 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation279 m915 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 255 to 596 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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