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Living in Greenlaw: Liveability Score 34/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Greenlaw is 34/100, built from 8 categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 72/100 against a national town median of 47/100. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 23/100 against a town median of 60/100.

That is 16 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. Also scoring 80 or better: environment (81). Lifestyle (5), transport (7), schools (10) and healthcare (26) all fall below 30/100. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the TD10 postcode district.

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
81
Air Quality NO₂ 1.729 · PM2.5 4.336 · PM10 8.416 µg/m³
84
Green Space 75
Parks None
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
10
1 school in area
1Good
  • Greenlaw Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good
Healthcare
26
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service34.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital52.7 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital55.7 mi
Hospital waitsThe Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust18 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks72.5%
A&E seen within 4 hrs78.5%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,324 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
23
Full fibre (FTTP)68.6%
available across Scottish Borders
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
15.9%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
15.9%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 23 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
59
Employment rate59.7%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed59.9%Unemployed1.4%Retired28.1%Student2.5%Other inactive8.1%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial40.1%Skilled & technical35.9%Routine & elementary24%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications38%
Home ownership65.2%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
72
Council tax Scottish Borders · 2025-26
A £995
B £1,160
C £1,326
D £1,492
E £1,960
F £2,425
G £2,922
H £3,655
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
7
Tweedbank 13.6 mi
Reston 14.4 mi
Galashiels 14.8 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
5
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Greenlaw. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Fogo 0 3.2 mi away ⇄
Leitholm 0 5.8 mi away ⇄
Duns 41 6.5 mi away ⇄
Kelso 54 7.4 mi away ⇄
Swinton (Scottish Borders) 37 7.8 mi away ⇄
Coldstream 41 8.8 mi away ⇄
Earlston 43 9.6 mi away ⇄
Cornhill on Tweed 44 10 mi away ⇄
Lauder 41 11 mi away ⇄
Norham 40 12 mi away ⇄
Chirnside 46 12 mi away ⇄
St Boswells 36 12 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Greenlaw a nice place to live?

Greenlaw has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Greenlaw is 34/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Greenlaw?

Among the top-rated schools in Greenlaw is Greenlaw Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Greenlaw in total.

Postcode districts in Greenlaw

TD10 33 ⇄

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