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Postcode district · Scottish Borders

TD3 area guide

Who lives in TD3, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Population
2,687 (2024)
At a glance

What TD3 is like

The TD3 postcode district in Scottish Borders covers 46 live postcodes and is home to about 2,687 people in 1,049 households. 67.3% of households own their home, 20.7% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 59.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD3 compares

Headline figures for TD3, 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
2

2 schools in TD3. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD3 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    20.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

  2. 02
    An older population

    24.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

TD3 FAQs

01
Is TD3 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).
02
Is TD3 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.
03
Who lives in TD3?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.2% of residents. 67.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (54.1%).
04
Which council covers TD3?

The local authority for TD3 is Scottish Borders.

TD3 comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is TD3?

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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