Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:28 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:36 am – 3:41 pm
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People4,190 residentsin the Denholm Upper Teviotdale and Liddesdale census areaMedian age 56.31,929 households72% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,014 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, 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°C1,074 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December71 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksOx Poollake · 1.1 miKirk Poollake · 1.6 miCourt Hillhill · under a mileClarilaw Hillhill · under a mileHorns Holewater · 1.0 miAlton Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSleepy Valleypark · under a mile · 3 haWeensland Biodiversity Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haMiller's Knowespark · 1.6 mi · 8 haTeviotdale Leisure Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 6 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 197930 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202130 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 232 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgeryMairches Medical Practice Hawick2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBurnfoot Community Schoolunder a milePrimaryStirches Primary School1.3 miSecondaryHawick High School2.2 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI42 miRailway stationTweedbank11 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station8.5 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park20 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD9 postcode district.
