Lauder

5°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 9° / 2° · 60% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:23

8h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

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)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 17 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stow (7.8 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£195,045 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (11.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Lauder Roads Depot (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,915 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

4 jobs advertised · £21,275 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland – start today, Pupil Support Assistant - Lauder Primary School - SBO10441, Trainee Driving Instructor - Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland

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 59% · Nuclear 41%

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:

• The North Of England A1 Safety Guarantee: Action Immediate Protection.310 local signatures · 5,253 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government280 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks177 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills153 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately141 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Lauder · 0.2 km

  Lauder is a market town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically part of the historic county of Berwickshire, on the Southern Upland Way, the town lies near the Leader Water, and is appro…

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  Lauder Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Lauder Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place in Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland. The structure, which is used as the local registrar's office and as a venue for weddings and civil partnership cerem…

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  Thirlestane Castle · 0.6 km

  Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. However, the raised land is within Lauderdale, th…

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  Lauder railway station · 0.7 km

  Lauder railway station served the town of Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, from 1901 to 1958. It was situated on the Lauder Light Railway.

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  Lauderdale · 1.2 km

  Lauderdale is the valley of the Leader Water in the Scottish Borders. It contains the town of Lauder, as well as Earlston. The valley is traversed from end to end by the A68 trunk road, which runs from Darlington to E…

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  Old Thirlestane Castle · 3.6 km

  Old Thirlestane Castle was a castle located at Thirlestane, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)