Postcode EH38 5YE (Scottish Borders)

The postcode EH38 5YE is located in Scottish Borders It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. EH38 5YE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

EH38 5YE is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of EH38 5YE as Rural residents > Farming communities > Agricultural communities.

The closest road name to EH38 5YE is A72 which is centered 27.52 km away.

The local pub for residents of EH38 5YE is Stobsmill Inn and is 9.73 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on March 25, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Gorefry and is 10.11 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Awaiting Inspection on February 24, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 95.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 19.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 77.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 79.6% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 7.4% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps. 1.9% of residents have broadband access of 5-10 Mbps. 5.6% of residents have broadband access of 0-2 Mbps.

Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for EH38 5YE is covered by the Scotland police force association and Scottish Borders Community Health and Care Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).

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