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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 19.3 km straight lineabout 242 min
Tweedbank Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 87 m straight lineabout 1 min
Ladyrig View
Bus · Opp · north
- 127 m straight lineabout 2 min
Ladyrig View
Bus · At · south
- 211 m straight lineabout 3 min
Ladyrig Road Junction
Bus · At · south
- 234 m straight lineabout 3 min
Ladyrig Road Junction
Bus · Opp · north
- 314 m straight lineabout 4 min
Sunlaws Rd Jct
Bus · At · north
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · TD5 8JR
Registers of Scotland · Roxburgh Heiton Eckford Area (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£516,643
Median price: £522,500
2023 sales · 7 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near TD5 8JR
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4484
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 13
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4919
- Employment
- 4999
- Health
- 5342
- Education
- 5558
- Access
- 347
- Crime
- 3880
- Housing
- 5773
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for TD5 8JR
Hawick and Kelso
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TD5 8JR
Coordinates
55.5692, -2.4569
Grid reference
NT712307
Easting
371,287
Northing
630,709
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VHG9V+M6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Hawick and Kelso
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
Jedburgh 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
Heiton Crailing and Nisbet Area S01019675
S01019675MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheviot West S02003641
S02003641LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Roxburgh Heiton Eckford Area S01012343
S01012343MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheviot West S02002312
S02002312Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:02 AM
Sunrise
4:45 PM
Sunset
9 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:02 AM
Sunset (today)
4:45 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 43 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 TD5 8JR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4484 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019675 and MSOA S02003641 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TD5 8JR 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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