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
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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 January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C2,054 mm of rain a year, 70 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January104 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksGrey Mare's Tailwaterfall · 1.5 miBirkie Cleuchvalley · under a mileLoch Skenelake · 2.0 miHerman Lawhill · under a mileTrowgrain Middlehill · under a mileLittle Kerr Cleuchvalley · under a mileGrey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve NTSwalk or trail · 1.5 miLoch of the Loweslake · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 1.3 · 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
Elevation334 m1,096 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 292 to 623 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoffat Community Hospital9.7 miGP surgeryMoffat Medical Practice9.7 miPharmacyMoffat Medical Practice9.7 miDentistMoffat Dental Practice9.9 miPolice stationInnerleithen Police Station15 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI36 miRailway stationLockerbie22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD7 postcode district.
