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TD9 8QS area guide

Who lives in TD9 8QS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Denholm Upper Teviotdale and Liddesdale
Council: Scottish Borders
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 839 (2024)

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At a glance

What TD9 8QS is like

TD9 8QS is a postcode in the Denholm Upper Teviotdale and Liddesdale area of Scottish Borders. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 839 people. 71.5% of households own their home, 18.9% rent privately and 5.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 56.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How TD9 8QS compares

Headline figures for TD9 8QS, 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD9 8QS differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
18.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
34.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
71.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

TD9 8QS FAQs

Is TD9 8QS 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 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is TD9 8QS 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 TD9 8QS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.9% of residents. 71.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (64.5%).

Which council covers TD9 8QS?

The local authority for TD9 8QS is Scottish Borders.

TD9 8QS comes under Scottish Borders in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD9 8QS?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 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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