Fogo
Fogo is a village in Berwickshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,100. It has no listed local facilities or transport links provided. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fogo area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Scottish Borders area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- County
- Berwickshire
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 8° · 68% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:37
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Edinburgh Salamander St, United Kingdom
Road safety
87 reported road collisions (2024)
44 killed or seriously injured · 141 casualties · 7.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
1 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£191,555 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Duns Recycling Centre (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
116,800 residents in Scottish Borders
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,895 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s275 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office207 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills153 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test143 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Fogo, Scottish Borders · 0.1 kmFogo is a village in the county of Berwickshire, in the Borders of Scotland, 3 miles south of Duns, on the Blackadder Water. The settlement of Fogo lies within the northern boundary of the historical region the Merse…
Cairn's Mill · 1.7 kmCairn's Mill consists of a group of buildings close to the Blackadder Water in the parish of Fogo, county of Berwickshire, Borders of Scotland. It is situated at the geographical coordinates: 55°44′13″N 2°19′44″W.
- Marchmont railway station · 1.9 km
Marchmont railway station served the estate of Marchmont, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1863 to 1948 on the North British Railway.
Polwarth Parish Church · 2.2 kmPolwarth Parish Church was a member church of the Church of Scotland before closing in 2004. It is situated atop a mound off a minor road leading from the A6105, Greenlaw to Duns road in the old county of Berwicksh…
- Polwarth Castle · 2.4 km
Polwarth Castle was a castle, located near Polwarth, Scottish Borders in Scotland.
- Marchmont House · 2.9 km
Marchmont House lies on the east side of the village of Greenlaw, and near to a church in Polwarth in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is about five miles (8 km) south west of Duns, about 19…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fogo?
- Fogo is a town in Berwickshire, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders local authority.
- How deprived is Fogo?
- The Scottish Borders local authority, which includes Fogo, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.