Least deprived 30–40%
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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4355
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4355 places this postcode in Decile 7 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
- 5.8 km straight lineabout 72 min
Tweedbank Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 9.0 km straight lineabout 113 min
Galashiels Rail Station
Rail · Entrance Stairs
- 17.3 km straight lineabout 216 min
Stow Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 179 m straight lineabout 2 min
Newtown Primary School
Bus · Opp · south-west
- 336 m straight lineabout 4 min
Roxburghe Place
Bus · Before · north-east
- 359 m straight lineabout 4 min
Roxburghe Place
Bus · Opp · south-west
- 452 m straight lineabout 6 min
War Memorial
Bus · Opp · north
- 457 m straight lineabout 6 min
Council Headquarters
Bus · At · north
Coordinates & Location for TD6 0QF
Galashiels and Peebles
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TD6 0QF
Coordinates
55.5777, -2.6802
Grid reference
NT572317
Easting
357,211
Northing
631,767
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VH8H9+3W
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
Selkirkshire
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
Newton St Boswells - West S01019677
S01019677MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Boswells Newtown and Area S02003642
S02003642LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newtown St Boswells - North S01012345
S01012345MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Boswells and Newtown Area S02002313
S02002313Accessible 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
7:46 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
10 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentAugust 1993 — Introduced
Postcode TD6 0QF 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 4355 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019677 and MSOA S02003642 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TD6 0QF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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