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TD6 0QU area guide

Who lives in TD6 0QU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: St Boswells Newtown and Area
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 918 (2024)

TD6 0QUScottish Borders

At a glance

What TD6 0QU is like

TD6 0QU is a postcode in the St Boswells Newtown and 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 918 people. 47.3% of households own their home, 4.2% rent privately and 47.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 0–4, and 59.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD6 0QU compares

Headline figures for TD6 0QU, 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

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD6 0QU differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
47.8% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

TD6 0QU FAQs

Is TD6 0QU 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 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is TD6 0QU 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 TD6 0QU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 0–4, at 8.5% of residents. 47.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (66.2%).

Which council covers TD6 0QU?

The local authority for TD6 0QU is Scottish Borders.

TD6 0QU comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD6 0QU?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 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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