Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI45 miRailway stationTweedbank11 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station1.8 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing22 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:27 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:36 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,710 residentsin the Cheviot West census areaMedian age 56.41,265 households62% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,365 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 8% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C793 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October59 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksMonteviot Poollake · under a mileEamonton Poollake · 1.5 miWhittleinch Streamriver · under a mileBany Knowehill · under a mileWhittleinch Fordwater · under a mileRiplawwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJedburgh Football Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMurray's Greenpark · 1.8 mi · 2 haAllerley Well Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haLaidlaw Memorial Bathssports ground · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197936 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202133 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
