Postcode · Scottish Borders

EH45 8PN area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Tweeddale West
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 770 (2024)

EH45 8PNScottish Borders

At a glance

What EH45 8PN is like

EH45 8PN is a postcode in the Tweeddale West area of Scottish Borders. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 770 people. 78.3% of households own their home, 9.6% rent privately and 4.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH45 8PN compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH45 8PN differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
78.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH45 8PN FAQs

Is EH45 8PN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH45 8PN 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 8PN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.9% of residents. 78.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (65.8%).

Which council covers EH45 8PN?

The local authority for EH45 8PN is Scottish Borders.

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

How well connected is EH45 8PN?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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