Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 31 min4:25 am – 9:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 3 min8:36 am – 3:38 pm
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People3,444 residentsin the Cheviot East census areaMedian age 55.51,623 households59% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright8% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,618 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C755 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesKelso Abbey Community Orchardpark · 3.6 miBrigend Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202137 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,821 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation175 m574 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKelso Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryKelso Medical Group3.7 miPharmacyL. Rowland & Co (Retail) Limited3.7 miDentistThe Corn Exchange3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL46 miRailway stationTweedbank16 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station12 miFerryBelvedere Ferry Landing29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD5 postcode district.
