Who lives in TD5 8TP
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in TD5 8TP, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheviot West
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 898 (2024)
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Who lives in TD5 8TP
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TD5 8TP (Cheviot West) (about 898 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 12.1% of residents. 12.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 30.4% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51.2% of residents are female and 48.7% male.
- Female51.2%51.4%
- Male48.7%48.6%
Relationship status
62.4% of adults in the TD5 8TP area are married or in a civil partnership, well above the Scotland average of 44%. 19.8% have never married.
How residents rate their health
81.3% of residents in the TD5 8TP area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good48.8%47.9%
- Good32.5%30.9%
- Fair12.8%14.2%
- Bad4.5%5.3%
- Very bad0.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.