Postcode · Scottish Borders

TD1 1LS area guide

Who lives in TD1 1LS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Galashiels West
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 903 (2024)

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At a glance

What TD1 1LS is like

TD1 1LS is a postcode in the Galashiels 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 903 people. 57.2% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 33.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 59.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD1 1LS compares

Headline figures for TD1 1LS, 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD1 1LS differs most from the national average.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
33.1% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

TD1 1LS FAQs

Is TD1 1LS 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is TD1 1LS 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 TD1 1LS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.5% of residents. 57.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (38.9%).

Which council covers TD1 1LS?

The local authority for TD1 1LS is Scottish Borders.

TD1 1LS comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD1 1LS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Galashiels Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

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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