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Jedburgh

Jedburgh is a town in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, with a population of around 3,860. It has 2 pharmacies and around 15 restaurants and cafés, with 17 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Jedburgh 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°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 9° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:40

13h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

74US AQI · Moderate

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

43 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 39 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Cannongate Car Park, Scottish Borders (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches12
  • 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:

  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens161
  • Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

37 jobs advertised · £28,752 avg

e.g. Care Assistant - Days, Senior Care Assistant Days - Bank, Postperson with Driving

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 74% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 7%

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

  • Canongate Bridge · 0.1 km

    The Canongate Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. It was built as the town's main bridge over the Jed Water in the 16th century. Since 1971 it has been a category A listed building.

  • Mary Queen of Scots House · 0.2 km

    Queen Mary's House is a listed sixteenth-century building in Jedburgh which is where Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed for a few weeks in 1566. The building has been open to the public since 1930 as a museum. There is some…

  • Jedburgh Grammar School · 0.2 km

    Jedburgh Grammar School is a state secondary school in Jedburgh, Scotland, with around 440 pupils, 40 teaching staff, and 15 non-teaching staff.

  • Jedburgh · 0.3 km

    Jedburgh is a market town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire, and is approximately 41 miles south west of Edinburgh, 74…

  • Jedburgh Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Jedburgh Public Hall known as Jedburgh Town Hall is a listed building in the centre of Jedburgh opposite the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. It was opened in 1900 as the town's principal public building. It overlooks a large…

  • St John's Church, Jedburgh · 0.4 km

    St John's Church is a Scottish Episcopal church in Jedburgh. It was founded by Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian. It is a category A listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Jedburgh?
Jedburgh is a town in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders local authority.
What is the population of Jedburgh?
Jedburgh has an approximate settlement population of 3,860.
How deprived is Jedburgh?
The Scottish Borders local authority, which includes Jedburgh, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.