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Oxton Scottish Borders

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Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital19 miGP surgeryStow & Lauder Health6.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryChannelkirk Primary School1.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI25 miRailway stationStow6.1 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange11 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour20 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD2 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD2 postcode district.

County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD2
Telephone code01578
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 34 min4:26 am – 10:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:39 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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -0°C991 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October76 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGlanders Cleughvalley · 1.1 miHoly Water Cleughvalley · 1.2 miAddinston Hillhill · 1.4 miOx-Bow Lakelake · 3.1 miEdgarhope Forestforest · 2.7 miDitcher Lawhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197949 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202116 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.6 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
Elevation217 m712 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 208 to 301 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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