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County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:26 am – 9:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:38 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C883 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°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 landmarksWhitslaid Towerhistoric site · 1.5 miWeaver's Poollake · 1.6 miKedslie Glenglen · 1.2 miGala Deanvalley · under a mileBirkenside Hillhill · under a mileHuntshaw Hillhill · 1.2 miThunder Deanvalley · 1.4 miCrow Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202122 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBorders General Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryEarlston Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyM Farren LTD2.4 miDentist54 Ladhope Vale5.9 miPolice stationLauder Police Station3.7 miCash machinePenny Petroleum - Lauder4.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI33 miRailway stationTweedbank5.3 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange5.9 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour27 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationGalashiels6.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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