Lauder

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• Today: 18° / 10° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:36

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh Salamander St, 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)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 16 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£191,555 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 133.9p · Morrisons (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · Morrisons (10.3 km)

3 stations 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)

5,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised · £22,700 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland – start today, Education Support Worker (Deaf) - Lauder Primary School - SBO10187, 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

Nuclear 63% · Wind 37%

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

• Lauder · 0.2 km

  The former Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders in the historic county of Berwickshire. On the Southern Upland Way, the burgh lies 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Edinburgh, on the western edge of the…

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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)