Peebles

10°CMist

• Today: 17° / 9° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:40

13h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, 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)

79 food businesses within 2 miles

• 68 passed
• 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£191,555 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 140 kW
• Nearest: Park Hotel (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches28
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds24

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

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens1432
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

17 jobs advertised · £25,398 avg

e.g. Sous Chef, Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Peebles – Flexible Schedule, Become a Spanish Tutor in Peebles – Flexible & Remote

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 66% · Nuclear 35%

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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership277 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office238 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Reduce Vehicle Excise Duty by 50% for vehicles aged 20 to 39 years116 local signatures · 54,314 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Peebles · 0.0 km

  Peebles is a historic market town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. In 2022, the town's population was 9,108, which had been previously estimated…

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  Chambers Institution · 0.0 km

  The Chambers Institution is a municipal structure in the High Street in Peebles, Scotland. The structure, which was designed to accommodate a library, a museum, an art gallery and Peebles Burgh Hall, is a Category A l…

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  Peebles Town House · 0.1 km

  Peebles Town House is a former municipal building in the High Street in Peebles, Scotland. The building, which was the meeting place of the burgh council in the 19th century but is now in retail use, is a Category A l…

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  Peebles Old Parish Church · 0.2 km

  The Old Parish Church of Peebles is one of several Christian churches in Peebles, Borders, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street.

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  Peebles railway station (1864) · 0.3 km

  Peebles railway station was the second site of the railway station in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland from 1864 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

• Peebles Castle · 0.3 km

  Peebles Castle was a 12th-century castle built near Peebles, Scotland. Peebles was created a royal burgh by King David I of Scotland in the 12th century. The castle, once a royal castle, was built as a motte-and-bai…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)