Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 26 min4:29 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 7 min8:35 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 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,387 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December79 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksBlack Linnwaterfall · 1.3 miBarrelwell Poollake · 1.9 miShiel Knowehill · under a mileLaw's Hillhill · under a mileWhitrope Sidinghistoric site · 3.0 miCats Cleuchvalley · under a mileSpout Linnwaterfall · 3.4 miHowden Cleuchvalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197919 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202143 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 370 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryNewcastleton Medical Practice7.3 miPharmacyNewcastleton Medical Practice7.3 miDentistG K Dental12 miPolice stationNewcastleton Police Station7.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL43 miRailway stationHaltwhistle22 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park8.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD9 postcode district.
