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TD7 5AY area guide

Who lives in TD7 5AY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

TD7 5AYScottish Borders

At a glance

What TD7 5AY is like

TD7 5AY is a postcode in the Selkirk area of Scottish Borders. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 630 people. 76.4% of households own their home, 12.7% rent privately and 7.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD7 5AY compares

Headline figures for TD7 5AY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

1.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 6 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD7 5AY differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

TD7 5AY FAQs

Is TD7 5AY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is TD7 5AY 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 TD7 5AY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.6% of residents. 76.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (34.8%).

Which council covers TD7 5AY?

The local authority for TD7 5AY is Scottish Borders.

TD7 5AY comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD7 5AY?

Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10.

There are 6 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.0 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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