Housing in TD9 8DS
What the homes in TD9 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawick - Burnfoot
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 730 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (69.9%). Flats make up 4.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
18.5% of households in the TD9 8DS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 10.3% own outright and 8.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.5%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented4.5%12.9%
- Social rented74.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24%). 42.5% 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 TD9 8DS (Hawick - Burnfoot) (about 730 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.