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Housing in TD1 2EE

What the homes in TD1 2EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Galashiels Langlee
Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
737 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.1%). Flats make up 52.2%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

TD1 2EEScotland
Detached6.6%23.9%
Semi-detached17.1%23.3%
Terraced25.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.6% of households in the TD1 2EE area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 18.1% own outright and 10.4% with a mortgage.

TD1 2EE
29%
62%
Scotland
  • Owned28.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented6.6%12.9%
  • Social rented62%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

TD1 2EEScotland
Owned outright18.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan10.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 58.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

TD1 2EEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.4%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.

TD1 2EEScotland
Living alone, under 6642.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%14.3%
Couple, no children9.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TD1 2EE (Galashiels Langlee) (about 737 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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