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Swinton (Scottish Borders)

Swinton (Scottish Borders) is a village in Berwickshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,000 and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Swinton (Scottish Borders) 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
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

6°CMist

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 58% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:25

9h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

1 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£195,045 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-08

Detached£373,997
Semi-detached£230,797
Terraced£188,518
Flat£111,950

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Castle Street (6.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds3

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

Your MP

John Lamont

Conservative

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,915 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 68% · Wind 32%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Swinton, Scottish Borders · 0.2 km

    Swinton is a small village in the Scottish Borders. It is in the former county of Berwickshire, around 5 miles southeast of Duns, and 3 miles northwest of the Anglo-Scottish border.

  • Battle of Skaithmuir · 3.7 km

    The Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near Coldstream, on the Anglo-Scottish border, in February 1316. The skirmish was fought between the Scottish captain Si…

  • Whitsome · 4.3 km

    Whitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton.

  • Battle of Nesbit Moor (1402) · 4.6 km

    The Battle of Nesbit Moor was a small but significant clash between Scottish and English forces in the borders area north of the River Tweed. Specifically this clash took place on the Kimmerghame Estate in a field now…

  • Kimmerghame House · 4.6 km

    Kimmerghame House is a 19th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Duns by the Blackadder Water. It is the seat of the Swintons of Kimmerghame, a branch of the Lowland Cla…

  • Ladykirk, Scottish Borders · 4.9 km

    Ladykirk is a village on the B6470 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and the former Berwickshire, just north of the River Tweed and the Anglo-Scottish border. The town was formerly known as Upsettlington, bu…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Swinton (Scottish Borders)?
Swinton (Scottish Borders) is a town in Berwickshire, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders local authority.
How deprived is Swinton (Scottish Borders)?
The Scottish Borders local authority, which includes Swinton (Scottish Borders), is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.