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.

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

5°CPartly Cloudy

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:23

8h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

56 food businesses within 2 miles

49 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

£195,045 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-08

Detached£373,997

Semi-detached£230,797

Terraced£188,518

Flat£111,950

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Asda (5.3 km)
Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (5.3 km)

1 station 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:

NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

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

5,915 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

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

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 59% · Nuclear 41%

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:

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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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.