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Melrose

Melrose is a village in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, with a population of around 2,500. It has around 4 GPs & clinics, 1 pharmacy, and around 12 restaurants and cafés, with 26 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Tweedbank, 2.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Melrose 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

14°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

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, 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

53 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 48 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Tweedbank (2.1 km)
  • 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Tweedbank (2.4 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 (1.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 139.9p · BP (1.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Buccleuch Street Car Park, Melrose (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches16
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds9

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 & clinics6
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens18
  • Restaurants & cafés15

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 · £30,767 avg

e.g. Pupil Support Assistant - Lilliesleaf Primary School - SBO10330, Labourer, Housekeeper

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 77% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 4%

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

  • Melrose, Scottish Borders · 0.3 km

    Melrose is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It lies within the Eildon committee area of Scottish Borders Council.

  • St Mary's School, Melrose · 0.3 km

    St Mary's School is a private, co-educational, day and boarding prep school in Melrose, Scotland. As of 2015 there are 190 pupils; 97 boys and 93 girls.

  • Greenyards · 0.3 km

    The Greenyards is a sports ground in Melrose, Scottish Borders. It has been the home of Melrose RFC for rugby union matches and the annual Melrose Sevens tournament. The first ever rugby 7s matches were played at the…

  • Harmony Garden, Scottish Borders · 0.5 km

    The Harmony Garden is the garden of Harmony Hall which is in the town of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, administered by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • Melrose railway station · 0.5 km

    Melrose railway station served the town of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.

  • Corn Exchange, Melrose · 0.6 km

    The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Square in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a public events venue, is a Category B listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Melrose?
Melrose is a town in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders local authority.
What is the population of Melrose?
Melrose has an approximate settlement population of 2,500.
How deprived is Melrose?
The Scottish Borders local authority, which includes Melrose, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.