Most deprived 30–40%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2560
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2560 places this postcode in Decile 4 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 12.4 km straight lineabout 155 min
Stow Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 13.7 km straight lineabout 171 min
Galashiels Rail Station
Rail · Entrance Ramp
- 16.9 km straight lineabout 211 min
Tweedbank Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 62 m straight lineabout 1 min
Peebles Road
Bus · o/s 40 · west
- 123 m straight lineabout 2 min
Caberston Avenue
Bus · At · east
- 127 m straight lineabout 2 min
Peebles Road
Bus · Opp 25 · east
- 170 m straight lineabout 2 min
Caberston Avenue
Bus · Opp · west
- 353 m straight lineabout 4 min
Caberston Road
Bus · Before · west
Coordinates & Location for EH43 6AZ
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH43 6AZ
Coordinates
55.6251, -3.0239
Grid reference
NT356373
Easting
335,622
Northing
637,316
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RJXGG+3C
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
Administrative Information
Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Council AreaDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale S14000074
Constituency
S14000074Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tweeddale East
Constituency code
S14000074
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
Walkerburn S01019588
S01019588MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tweeddale East S02003623
S02003623LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walkerburn S01012263
S01012263MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tweeddale East Area S02002295
S02002295Accessible 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
7:52 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 9 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 9 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 EH43 6AZ 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 2560 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019588 and MSOA S02003623 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH43 6AZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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