Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:28 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:39 am – 3:41 pm
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People3,349 residentsin the Tweeddale East census areaMedian age 49.71,490 households72% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,690 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,163 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December71 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 landmarksWell Poollake · under a mileBoat Poollake · under a mileLong Streamriver · 1.0 miQuair Throatwater · under a mileCow Fordwater · under a mileShaw Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 1.1 miTraquair Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlentress Peelpark · 4.0 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202115 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,581 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 138 to 336 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHay Lodge Hospital6.2 miGP surgerySt Ronan's Practiceunder a milePharmacyM Farren LTD1.0 miDentist11 Elm Court5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI27 miRailway stationStow9.8 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange10 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing27 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH44 postcode district.
