Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:28 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:37 am – 3:42 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 January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,227 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December78 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksBorthwickshiels Lochlake · under a mileHarden Glenglen · 1.1 miMainshiel Headhill · under a mileShielswood Lochlake · 2.2 miEsdale Lawhill · under a mileRoberton Cleuchvalley · under a mileWhite Cleuchvalley · 1.0 miBitstone Linnwater · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWilton Lodge Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 29 haHenderson Gardenpark · 3.9 miCommon Haugh Riverside Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: 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 197929 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202129 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.5 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
Elevation295 m968 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 219 to 347 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryTeviot Medical Practice4.2 miPharmacyAnne R Mackie4.2 miDentistNHS Borders Dental Centre4.0 miPolice stationHawick Police, Fire & Ambulance4.4 miCash machineSandbed Post Office4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI40 miRailway stationTweedbank13 miBus stationGalashiels Transport Interchange13 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD9 postcode district.
