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Earlston

Earlston is a village in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, with a population of around 1,780. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, and 30 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Tweedbank, 6.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Earlston 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
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 11° · 69% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:33

12h 54m 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 · East Lothian Musselburgh N High 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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Tweedbank (6.6 km)
  • 30 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Tweedbank (7.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£191,555 average 4.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-06

Detached£368,187
Semi-detached£226,299
Terraced£184,174
Flat£110,238

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 131.9p · BP (6.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 139.9p · BP (6.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Buccleuch Street Car Park, Melrose (5.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds7

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:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised · £31,287 avg

e.g. Teacher of Computing Science - Earlston High School - SBO10245, Teacher of Physics - Earlston High School - SBO10335, Teacher of Geography - Earlston High School - SBO10341

Source: Adzuna

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

Wind 79% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 6%

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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Earlston · 0.3 km

    Earlston is a civil parish and market town in the county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It is on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland.

  • Earlston railway station · 0.3 km

    Earlston railway station, in the Scottish Borders village of Earlston, was a station on the now disused Berwickshire Railway.There were two platforms and two sidings, cattle dock, mackerel attic and goods shed. The st…

  • Rhymer's Tower · 0.7 km

    Rhymer's Tower, also known as Earlston Castle, is located near the village of Earlston, Scottish Borders, Scotland. The castle was the caput baroniae of the barony of Earlston. It was owned by the Lindsay family in th…

  • Earlston High School · 0.7 km

    Earlston High School is a secondary school in Earlston, Scottish Borders. It serves Earlston and the surrounding area. Since 2009, the school has been located on the east edge of Earlston, south of the A6105 road.

  • Carolside, Scottish Borders · 1.9 km

    Carolside is an estate by the Leader Water, in the Scottish Borders. It is located one mile (1.6 km) north of Earlston, in the former county of Berwickshire.

  • Redpath, Scottish Borders · 2.9 km

    Redpath is a small village located between the larger settlements of Earlston, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north, and St Boswells, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south, in the historic county of Berwickshire within the Scottish…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Earlston?
Earlston is a town in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders local authority.
What is the population of Earlston?
Earlston has an approximate settlement population of 1,780.
How deprived is Earlston?
The Scottish Borders local authority, which includes Earlston, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.