Melrose

6°CMist

• Today: 13° / 6° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:34

9h 20m 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)

57 food businesses within 2 miles

• 49 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Tweedbank (2.1 km)
• 29 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: 167.9p · Asda (5.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (5.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

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

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)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,915 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

26 jobs advertised · £31,339 avg

e.g. Pupil Support Assistant - Newtown Primary School - SBO10486, Site Manager - Vegetation, Social Worker CHAD - Council HQ - SBO10437

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 63% · Nuclear 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:

• 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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  Melrose, Scottish Borders · 0.3 km

  Melrose is a historic market town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically part of the historic county of Roxburghshire, it lies near the River Tweed, approximately 30 miles southeast of Edinbu…

• 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.

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  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…

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  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.

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  Melrose railway station · 0.5 km

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

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  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)