Most deprived 40–50%
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 5 — Most deprived 40–50%2921
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2921 places this postcode in Decile 5 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
- 668 m straight lineabout 8 min
Galashiels Rail Station
Rail · Entrance Ramp
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min
Tweedbank Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 8.7 km straight lineabout 109 min
Stow Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 133 m straight lineabout 2 min
Hunters Bridge Road
Bus · Before · south-east
- 164 m straight lineabout 2 min
Hall Street
Bus · At · west
- 187 m straight lineabout 2 min
Wilderhaugh
Bus · NW-bound · west
- 195 m straight lineabout 2 min
Victoria Street Church
Bus · Nr · north
- 240 m straight lineabout 3 min
Roxburgh Place
Bus · Adj · south-east
Coordinates & Location for TD1 1NL
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TD1 1NL
Coordinates
55.6194, -2.8162
Grid reference
NT486365
Easting
348,691
Northing
636,508
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VJ59M+QG
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 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
Galashiels - N - Windyknowe to Kilnknowe Place S01019598
S01019598MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Galashiels North S02003625
S02003625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Galashiels - N - Windyknowe S01012276
S01012276MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Galashiels North S02002297
S02002297Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:45 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 22 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 TD1 1NL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 2921 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01019598 and MSOA S02003625 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TD1 1NL 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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