Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH38 5YE
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH38 5YE
Coordinates
55.7590, -2.9800
Grid reference
NT385521
Easting
338,595
Northing
652,173
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VQ259+HX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Galashiels and Peebles
ITL Region
Scottish Borders
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%3750
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3750 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Council AreaBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk S14000108
Constituency
S14000108Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Galashiels and District
Constituency code
S14000108
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Scottish Borders
Health & NHS
Borders
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Borders
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Scottish Borders Community Health and Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Scottish Borders Community Health & Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Galawater Valley S01019594
S01019594MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area S02003624
S02003624LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Heriot - Fountainhall - Stow Landward S01012271
S01012271MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Earlston Stow and Clovernfords Area S02002296
S02002296Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 AM
Sunset (today)
8:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH38 5YE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 3750 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019594 and MSOA S02003624 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH38 5YE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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