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Housing in TD7 5AA

What the homes in TD7 5AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Selkirk
Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
630 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.8%). Flats make up 30.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

TD7 5AAScotland
Detached34.8%23.9%
Semi-detached26.5%23.3%
Terraced10.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.4% of households in the TD7 5AA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 48.1% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

TD7 5AA
76%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned76.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented12.7%12.9%
  • Social rented7.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

TD7 5AAScotland
Owned outright48.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

TD7 5AAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 12.4% of households include dependent children.

TD7 5AAScotland
Living alone, under 6626%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%14.3%
Couple, no children21.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.3%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TD7 5AA (Selkirk) (about 630 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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