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County or areaScottish Borders
Postcode districtTD5
Telephone code01246
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:26 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:36 am – 3:39 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 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C706 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 20°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 5 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 0 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWooden Lochlake · under a mileQuarry Poollake · under a mileWooden Glenglen · 1.2 miSwallow Heughwater · under a mileHedge Endwater · under a mileWooden Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrigend Parkpark · 4.5 miKelso Abbey Community Orchardpark · 4.8 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 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202135 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.3 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
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKelso Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryJedburgh Medical Practice5.1 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD4.9 miDentistThe Corn Exchange4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL45 miRailway stationTweedbank13 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station5.2 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing24 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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