Among the least deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH45 8LB
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH45 8LB
Coordinates
55.6539, -3.1953
Grid reference
NT248406
Easting
324,882
Northing
640,690
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RMR33+HV
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 9 — Least Deprived 10%5849
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5849 places this postcode in Decile 9 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Council AreaDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale S14000074
Constituency
S14000074Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tweeddale West
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
Peebles - N - March Street Area S01019573
S01019573MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Peebles North S02003620
S02003620LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Peebles - N - March St S01012254
S01012254MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Peebles North S02002293
S02002293Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:46 AM
Sunrise
8:49 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:46 AM
Sunset (today)
8:49 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 EH45 8LB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 5849 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01019573 and MSOA S02003620 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH45 8LB 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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