Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:29 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:35 am – 3:41 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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,535 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December101 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksFanna Hill Forestforest · under a mileBlack Linnwaterfall · 1.8 miSingdean Forestforest · under a mileWane Cleuchvalley · under a mileLamblair Hillhill · under a mileCoopercleuch Knowehill · under a mileHartshorn Pikemountain · 3.1 miLittle Swine Cleuchvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197922 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
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
Elevation422 m1,385 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 259 to 499 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawick Community Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryMairches Medical Practice Hawick9.4 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD9.4 miDentistG K Dental9.4 miPolice stationHawick Police, Fire & Ambulance9.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL43 miRailway stationTweedbank21 miBus stationJedburgh Bus Station13 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park9.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TD9 postcode district.
