Most deprived 20–30%
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 3 — Most deprived 20–30%1696
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1696 places this postcode in Decile 3 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
- 444 m straight lineabout 6 min
Galashiels Rail Station
Rail · Entrance Ramp
- 3.8 km straight lineabout 47 min
Tweedbank Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 8.9 km straight lineabout 111 min
Stow Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 84 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bridge Street
Bus · Opp · north-east
- 103 m straight lineabout 1 min
Hall Street
Bus · At · west
- 198 m straight lineabout 2 min
Iceland Galashiels
Bus · At · north-west
- 210 m straight lineabout 3 min
Roxburgh Place
Bus · Adj · south-east
- 235 m straight lineabout 3 min
Galapark Flats
Bus · Nr · south-east
Coordinates & Location for TD1 1PF
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TD1 1PF
Coordinates
55.6187, -2.8129
Grid reference
NT489364
Easting
348,902
Northing
636,425
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VJ59P+FR
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 - Low Buckholmside Gala Park and High Street S01019597
S01019597MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Galashiels North S02003625
S02003625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Galashiels - N - Town Centre S01012275
S01012275MSOA 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
7:41 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 31 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 1PF 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 1696 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01019597 and MSOA S02003625 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TD1 1PF 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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