Hawick

16°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

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

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom

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)

130 food businesses within 2 miles

• 92 passed
• 13 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 60 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£191,555 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (0.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (0.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: O'Connell Street Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches29
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds19

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

John Lamont

Conservative

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens319
• Restaurants & cafés36

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

75 jobs advertised · £31,466 avg

e.g. Kitchen Assistant - Bank, Become a Primary school Tutor in Hawick – Flexible & Remote, Dumper Driver

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 79% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 6%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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:

• 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

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  Hawick Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Hawick Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Hawick, Scotland. The structure, which served as the meeting place of Hawick Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.

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  Hawick · 0.1 km

  Hawick is a market town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is 10 miles (16.1 km) south-west of Jedburgh and 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south…

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  Borders distillery · 0.2 km

  The Borders distillery, is a malt whisky, gin and vodka production facility in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick. The distillery produces malt whisky, William Kerrs Gin. and vodka and has a visitor centre on Commer…

• Hawick High School · 0.5 km

  Hawick High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. As well as serving the town, it also takes in pupils from as far away as Newcastleton. It is the second school in Scotlan…

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  Hawick Community Hospital · 0.5 km

  Hawick Community Hospital is a health facility at Victoria Road in Hawick, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Borders.

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  Hawick Library · 0.5 km

  Hawick Library is housed in the building built in 1904 in Hawick and it was one of the many libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie. The library is a Category B listed building. The library, designed by J N Scott and Alex…

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