Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:27 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:35 am – 3:40 pm
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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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,016 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January76 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)
Earthquakes59 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 202141 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 5.9 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
Elevation293 m961 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 227 to 390 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryJedburgh Medical Practice8.1 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD8.1 miDentistClearwater Dental8.1 miPolice stationJedburgh Police Station8.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationTweedbank20 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station8.0 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing12 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD8 postcode district.
