Housing in TD7 5BL
What the homes in TD7 5BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Selkirk
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 885 (2024)
TD7 5BLScottish Borders
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (53%). Flats make up 24.5%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
30.1% of households in the TD7 5BL area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16.9% own outright and 13.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
- Private rented2.4%12.9%
- Social rented66%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TD7 5BL (Selkirk) (about 885 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.