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EH45 8LS area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Peebles North
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,035 (2024)

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At a glance

What EH45 8LS is like

EH45 8LS 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 1,035 people. 41.4% of households own their home, 12% rent privately and 45.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 61.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH45 8LS compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH45 8LS differs most from the national average.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
45.1% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

EH45 8LS FAQs

Is EH45 8LS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH45 8LS 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 8LS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.9% of residents. 41.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (51.9%).

Which council covers EH45 8LS?

The local authority for EH45 8LS is Scottish Borders.

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

How well connected is EH45 8LS?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 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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