The postcode EH38 5YR is located in Scottish Borders It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. EH38 5YR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
EH38 5YR 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 5YR as Rural residents > Farming communities > Agricultural communities.
The closest road name to EH38 5YR is A72 which is centered 30.28 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Hangingshaw and is 87 m away.
The local pub for residents of EH38 5YR is Juniperlea Inn and is 7.3 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Improvement Required on January 31, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 194.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 25.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 80% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 80% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 20% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for EH38 5YR 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).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to EH38 5YR and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to EH38 5YR, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode EH38 5YR
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from EH38 5YR - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crookston House B B | Pass May 3, 2017 | 1.75 km | |
| The Dowerhouse Cafe | Awaiting Inspection December 13, 2021 | 1.8 km | |
| Macfie Sunday Cafe | Pass May 22, 2019 | 2.9 km | |
| The Mill | Awaiting Inspection August 20, 2021 | 2.9 km | |
| Cowbrae Foods | Pass July 2, 2019 | 4.14 km | |
| The House Of Soutra | Pass August 21, 2019 | 7.01 km | |
| Borthwick Castle Management Co Ltd | Pass April 10, 2019 | 7.1 km | |
| Moorfoot Primary School | Pass April 19, 2018 | 7.22 km | |
| Moorfoot Primary School Nursery | Improvement Required April 19, 2018 | 7.22 km | |
| Juniperlea Inn | Improvement Required January 31, 2020 | 7.3 km | |
| Middleton Village Hall | Pass January 17, 2017 | 7.31 km | |
| Clover Country Nursery | Pass March 2, 2022 | 7.7 km | |
| Fallain Food Co | Pass June 28, 2018 | 8.6 km | |
| Village Newsagent | Pass January 25, 2016 | 9.43 km | |
| Horizons Residential Care Ltd | Exempt September 1, 2017 | 9.6 km | |
| Stobsmill Inn | Pass March 25, 2019 | 9.6 km | |
| St Margarets RC Church | Exempt May 2, 2016 | 9.67 km | |
| Taz's Softy | Pass May 16, 2018 | 9.73 km | |
| Arniston House | Pass October 30, 2017 | 9.76 km | |
| Tree Top Cafe | Pass August 6, 2018 | 9.89 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to EH38 5YR - Data from Apr 2022
| Hangingshaw | 87 m | |
| Hangingshaw | 100 m | |
| Stagebank Cotts | 495 m | |
| Stagebank Cotts | 498 m | |
| Heriot Rd End | 931 m | |
| Entrance | 32.71 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to EH38 5YR - Data from Dec 2021
| Hangingshaw Hill | 876 m | |
| Crookston North Mains Hill | 913 m | |
| Crookston South Mains Hill | 1.31 km | |
| Kilcoulter Wood | 1.34 km | |
| Chapel Hill | 1.52 km | |
| Chapel Park Wood | 1.58 km | |
| Heriot Toun Hill | 1.58 km | |
| Beacon Hill | 1.85 km | |
| Young Lady's Wood | 1.9 km | |
| Crookston Wood | 2 km | |
| Corsehope Strip | 2.03 km | |
| The Cleugh | Valley | 2.11 km |
| White Hill | 2.22 km | |
| Constance Plantation | 2.57 km | |
| Mid Hill | 2.6 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for EH38 5YR - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 55 Mbps | 194.3 Mbps | 1000 Mbps |
| Upload | 10 Mbps | 25.5 Mbps | 115 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 20% | 80% | 21.7 | 1.3 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 80% | 98.3 | 20 |
| 300+ Mbps | 80% | 80% | 1000 | 115 |
Energy usage data for EH38 5YR - Data from 2020
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 55.77434700 |
| Longitude | -2.94264600 |
| OS Easting | 340965 |
| OS Northing | 0653849 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Electoral Ward | Galashiels and District |
| Local Authority District | Scottish Borders |
| European Electoral Region | Scotland |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | South of Scotland |
| International Territorial Level Code | S30000007 |
| Travel To Work Area | Galashiels and Peebles |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Scottish Borders Community Health and Care Partnership |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Borders |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Scottish Borders Community Health and Care Partnership |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Farming communities Subgroup: Agricultural communities |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Accessible Rural |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34002464 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Earlston Stow and Clovernfords Area |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Heriot - Fountainhall - Stow Landward |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1A3 |