Least 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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%5102
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5102 places this postcode in Decile 8 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
- 8.8 km straight lineabout 110 min
Tweedbank Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 11.0 km straight lineabout 137 min
Galashiels Rail Station
Rail · Entrance Stairs
- 15.2 km straight lineabout 190 min
Stow Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 736 m straight lineabout 9 min
Kelso Hill
Bus · Opp · south-west
- 767 m straight lineabout 10 min
Kelso Hill
Bus · Nr · north-east
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
West Morriston Rd End
Bus · Opp · south-west
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
West Morriston Rd End
Bus · At · north-east
Coordinates & Location for TD4 6BG
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TD4 6BG
Coordinates
55.6464, -2.6383
Grid reference
NT599393
Easting
359,923
Northing
639,390
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VJ9W6+HM
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
Leaderdale and Melrose
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
Craigsford to Mellerstain S01019590
S01019590MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area S02003624
S02003624LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Earlston and Melrose Landward S01012268
S01012268MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Earlston Stow and Clovernfords Area S02002296
S02002296Accessible 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
7:48 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
10 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 14 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 TD4 6BG 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 5102 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019590 and MSOA S02003624 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TD4 6BG 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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