School applications

We've matched this area to Scottish Borders.

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Transport in Scottish Borders

Tweedbank is a 53-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 4.2 km

Tweedbank
Rail
4.2 km
Galashiels
Rail
7.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Scottish Borders

GPs make up most of the mapped places

33 GPs · 20 Museums · 12 Libraries · 75 in all

GPs33
Museums20
Libraries12
Hospitals8
Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Scottish Borders

Coordinates55.6033, -2.6903

Postcodes

4,530

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Scottish Borders

Area IMD profile

This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.

Around average

Mean decile 6.02 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.02 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).