Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ML12 6FA
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML12 6FA
Coordinates
55.6413, -3.4653
Grid reference
NT078396
Easting
307,866
Northing
639,612
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RJGRM+GV
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 7 — Least Deprived 10%4834
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4834 places this postcode in Decile 7 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
Blyth Bridge Kirkurd and Skirling S01019566
S01019566MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tweeddale West S02003619
S02003619LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stobo - Blyth Bridge - Skirling S01012248
S01012248MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tweeddale West Area S02002292
S02002292Accessible 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) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:47 AM
Sunrise
8:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:47 AM
Sunset (today)
8:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode ML12 6FA 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) Remote Rural 7. IMD Scotland: Rank 4834 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019566 and MSOA S02003619 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML12 6FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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