Scottish Borders

5°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 9° / 2° · 60% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:23

8h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Lothian Musselburgh N High St, United Kingdom

74 reported road collisions (2025)

51 killed or seriously injured · 112 casualties · 6.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

60 food businesses within 2 miles

• 52 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Tweedbank (4.3 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£195,045 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Asda (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (7.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Buccleuch Street Car Park, Melrose (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

116,800 residents in Scottish Borders

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Conservative / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,915 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

322 jobs advertised · £32,429 avg

e.g. Trainee Quarry Operative, Seasonal Retail Merchandiser, Trainee Driving Instructor - Newtown St Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Source: Adzuna

£708 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,427 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk:

• The North Of England A1 Safety Guarantee: Action Immediate Protection.310 local signatures · 5,253 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government280 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks177 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills153 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately141 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 
  St Andrew's College, Drygrange · 1.3 km

  St Andrew's College, Drygrange, located near Melrose, Scotland, was a Roman Catholic seminary founded in 1953 and closed in 1986.

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  Leaderfoot Viaduct · 1.5 km

  The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.

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  Newstead Helmet · 1.6 km

  The Newstead Helmet is an iron Roman cavalry helmet dating to 80–100 AD that was discovered at the site of a Roman fort in Newstead, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1905. It is now part of the Newstead Col…

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  Leader Water · 1.6 km

  Leader Water is a small tributary of the River Tweed in Lauderdale in the Scottish Borders. It flows southwards from the Lammermuir Hills through the towns of Lauder and Earlston, joining the River Tweed at Leaderfoot.

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  Trimontium (Newstead) · 1.6 km

  Trimontium was a Roman fort complex located at Newstead, near Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, beneath the three Eildon Hills which almost certainly gave it its name.

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  Drygrange Old Bridge · 1.6 km

  The Drygrange Old Bridge is a disused road bridge over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)