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EH45 8FE area guide

Who lives in EH45 8FE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Peebles North
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 870 (2024)

EH45 8FEScottish Borders

At a glance

What EH45 8FE is like

EH45 8FE is a postcode in the Peebles North area of Scottish Borders. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 870 people. 49.5% of households own their home, 20.7% rent privately and 28.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 51.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH45 8FE compares

Headline figures for EH45 8FE, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

41per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Scottish Borders a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH45 8FE differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
20.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
32.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

EH45 8FE FAQs

Is EH45 8FE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH45 8FE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Scottish Borders recorded 41 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH45 8FE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 10.1% of residents. 49.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (38.7%).

Which council covers EH45 8FE?

The local authority for EH45 8FE is Scottish Borders.

EH45 8FE comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH45 8FE?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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