# TD6 0QW: area report for a postcode in Scottish Borders

TD6 0QW is a postcode in Scottish Borders.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Scottish Borders. Open the map at TD6 0QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) › [TD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/td6) › [TD6 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/td6-0)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **Tweedbank, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newtown St Boswells - North. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **£193,050 average price**: For the whole of Scottish Borders, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **81.8% can get gigabit broadband at TD6 0QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW
- **3.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-s5620228) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Eildon Surgery (440 m, 7,081 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Newtown St Boswells (410 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £193,050** (July 2026). Scottish Borders’ average house price was £193,050 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,600** (2025). Full-time workers living in Scottish Borders earned a median of £33,600 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 27th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Scottish Borders costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 116,800** (2025). Scottish Borders’ population was an estimated 116,800 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Newtown St Boswells - West (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 970** (2021). Newtown St Boswells - West had 970 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,439th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Newtown St Boswells - West, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.3%** (August 2026). In Newtown St Boswells - West, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 62.6%** (2021). 62.6% of residents in Newtown St Boswells - West were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 21,027th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## TD6 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 8,329** (2021). TD6 had 8,329 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 632nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in TD6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 61.3%** (January 2026). In TD6, 61.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.2%** (August 2026). In TD6, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders)
- Centre: 55.5774, -2.6783

Council: [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/berwickshire-roxburgh-and-selkirk): John Lamont (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6783,55.5774,TD60QW

## How to cite

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