TD6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newtown St Boswells and Melrose, 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 TD6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TD6, 61.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TD6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of TD6?
TD6 had 8,329 usual residents at the census.
TD6 is the 632nd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in TD6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemerside Maxton and Charlesfield Area | 832 | No figure | No figure | 80.7% |
| Bowden and Cauldshiels Hill Area | 690 | No figure | No figure | 48.7% |
| Darnick and Gattonside | 904 | No figure | No figure | 72.6% |
| Melrose - Dingleton Apartments and Around | 669 | No figure | No figure | 78.6% |
| Melrose - Dingleton Road to Eildon View | 486 | No figure | No figure | 77.4% |
| Melrose - High Street to Highcross | 758 | No figure | No figure | 71.3% |
| Melrose - Priorswalk and Newstead | 562 | No figure | No figure | 36.0% |
| Newtown St Boswells - East and Eildon | 692 | No figure | No figure | 35.9% |
| Newtown St Boswells - West | 970 | No figure | No figure | 93.2% |
| St Boswells - East | 729 | No figure | No figure | 39.6% |
| St Boswells - West | 631 | No figure | No figure | 54.0% |
Your MP
- John LamontConservativeMP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
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 TD62
Postcode sectors in TD63
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Postcode districts next to TD66
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TD6 in brief
TD6 is a postcode district covering Newtown St Boswells and Melrose, in Scottish Borders.
About 8,297 people lived in TD6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
TD6 had 8,329 usual residents at the census.
In TD6, 61.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TD6, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
56.6% of residents in TD6 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.