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TD6 6SJ area guide

Who lives in TD6 6SJ, 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: 629 (2024)

TD6 6SJScottish Borders

At a glance

What TD6 6SJ is like

TD6 6SJ 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 629 people. 64.3% of households own their home, 13.2% rent privately and 21.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD6 6SJ compares

Headline figures for TD6 6SJ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

2.2/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 13 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD6 6SJ differs most from the national average.

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An older population
29.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

TD6 6SJ FAQs

Is TD6 6SJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.2 out of 10 (limited).

Is TD6 6SJ 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 6SJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.8% of residents. 64.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (30.9%).

Which council covers TD6 6SJ?

The local authority for TD6 6SJ is Scottish Borders.

TD6 6SJ comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD6 6SJ?

Connectivity scores 2.2 out of 10.

There are 13 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.2 out of 10 (limited).

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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