Postcode · Scottish Borders

TD8 6BQ area guide

Who lives in TD8 6BQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Jedburgh
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 757 (2024)

TD8 6BQScottish Borders

At a glance

What TD8 6BQ is like

TD8 6BQ is a postcode in the Jedburgh area of Scottish Borders. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 757 people. 44.5% of households own their home, 18% rent privately and 36.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 50.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD8 6BQ compares

Headline figures for TD8 6BQ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

1.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD8 6BQ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
18% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
36.2% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
03
An older population
32% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

TD8 6BQ FAQs

Is TD8 6BQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is TD8 6BQ 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 TD8 6BQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.2% of residents. 44.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (50.2%).

Which council covers TD8 6BQ?

The local authority for TD8 6BQ is Scottish Borders.

TD8 6BQ comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD8 6BQ?

Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.7 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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