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TD4 6BU area guide

Who lives in TD4 6BU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 772 (2024)

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At a glance

What TD4 6BU is like

TD4 6BU is a postcode in the Gala Water Valley and Earlston Area area of Scottish Borders. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 772 people. 62.2% of households own their home, 8.2% rent privately and 26.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD4 6BU compares

Headline figures for TD4 6BU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD4 6BU differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 8.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

TD4 6BU FAQs

Is TD4 6BU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is TD4 6BU 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 TD4 6BU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.4% of residents. 62.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (35.1%).

Which council covers TD4 6BU?

The local authority for TD4 6BU is Scottish Borders.

TD4 6BU comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD4 6BU?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 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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