Postcode district · Scottish Borders

TD6 area guide

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

Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Population: 10,097 (2024)

TD6Postcode district · Scottish Borders

At a glance

What TD6 is like

The TD6 postcode district in Scottish Borders covers 422 live postcodes and is home to about 10,097 people in 4,694 households. 66.6% of households own their home, 14.5% rent privately and 16.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD6 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.3/ 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

4 schools in TD6. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD6 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
14.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
27.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

TD6 FAQs

Is TD6 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.3 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).

Is TD6 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9% of residents. 66.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.6%).

Which council covers TD6?

The local authority for TD6 is Scottish Borders.

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

How well connected is TD6?

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). The nearest station is Tweedbank Rail Station, 3.0 miles away.

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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