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TD5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Kelso and Maxwellheugh, in Scottish Borders.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TD5 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In TD5, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,230
787th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.4%
281st lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How TD5 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TD5Middle
Population15 postcode districts, TD · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 844 to 18,377. The middle area is 6,705. TD5 is 11,230.
11,2304th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage15 postcode districts, TD · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 19.1% to 91.7%. The middle area is 75.2%. TD5 is 76.4%.
76.4%7th highest
Claimant rate15 postcode districts, TD · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 1.2% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.8%. TD5 is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 6th highest
Aged 15 to 6415 postcode districts, TD · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 53.9% to 63.1%. The middle area is 58.7%. TD5 is 56.4%.
56.4%2nd lowest

What is the population of TD5?

TD5 had 11,230 usual residents at the census.

TD5 is the 787th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in TD5

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
East Gordon Hume and Eccles530No figureNo figure72.0%
Ednam Floors and Area559No figureNo figure85.9%
Heiton Crailing and Nisbet Area954No figureNo figure87.0%
Kelso - N - Broomlands and Riverside Drive592No figureNo figure98.9%
Kelso - N - Broomlea and Woodside559No figureNo figure82.8%
Kelso - N - Hendersyde and Oakfield893No figureNo figure62.0%
Kelso - N - Inchmead722No figureNo figure90.7%
Kelso - N - Masons Court to Haliden Road603No figureNo figure100.0%
Kelso - N - Orchard Park and Angraflat921No figureNo figure86.7%
Kelso - S - Bowmont Street to Edenside Road748No figureNo figure82.1%
Kelso - S - Pinnaclehill568No figureNo figure71.7%
Kelso - S - Spylaw Park Area656No figureNo figure85.7%
Kelso - S - Town Centre626No figureNo figure93.6%
Morebattle and Hownam829No figureNo figure50.7%
Sprouston Lempitlaw and Springwood Park817No figureNo figure88.5%
Stichill Smailholm and Makerstoun655No figureNo figure67.2%
Yetholm584No figureNo figure0.5%

MPs for TD5

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in TD53

Postcode sectors in TD53

Council1

Postcode districts next to TD57

More in the TD postcode area2

TD5 in brief

TD5 is a postcode district covering Kelso and Maxwellheugh, in Scottish Borders.

About 11,377 people lived in TD5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

TD5 had 11,230 usual residents at the census.

In TD5, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In TD5, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.4% of residents in TD5 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.