Tweeddale West – Overview of Population, Deprivation, Unemployment and Schools
Tweeddale West ward has a population of 10,043. The main settlements (population of 500 or more) in the ward are Peebles and West Linton. The 2015 population estimates were produced by the National Records of Scotland. The percent of children in low income families is produced by HMRC.
Children Working Age Pension Age Total Population Population Population Population Datazone Name (2011) DZ2011 Code 2015 2015 2015 2015 Broughton and Upper Tweed S01012249 165 512 174 851 Carlops Romannobridge S01012244 193 676 138 1,007 Eddleston and Area S01012247 151 498 167 816 Glentress and Manor Valley S01012250 128 491 145 764 Peebles - N - Connor St S01012251 168 575 197 940 Peebles - N - Cuddyside S01012253 95 520 227 842 Peebles - N - Eastgate S01012255 96 463 351 910 Peebles - N - March St S01012254 157 524 180 861 Peebles North - Dalatho S01012252 114 438 115 667 Stobo - Blyth Bridge - Skirling S01012248 144 514 142 800 West Linton - Lower S01012245 155 440 170 765 West Linton - Upper S01012246 191 488 141 820 Tweeddale West Total 1,757 6,139 2,147 10,043 Scottish Borders 18,975 68,307 26,748 114,030 Scotland 912,262 3,477,740 982,998 5,373,000 Peebles (Total) 1,526 4,966 2,034 8,526 West Linton 346 928 311 1,585
% Children % Working Age % Pension Age % Children in Low Datazone Name (2011) Population 2015 Population 2015 Population 2015 Income Families (2014) Broughton and Upper Tweed 19.4% 60.2% 20.4% 12.4% Carlops Romannobridge 19.2% 67.1% 13.7% 3.7% Eddleston and Area 18.5% 61.0% 20.5% 5.8% Glentress and Manor Valley 16.8% 64.3% 19.0% 6.2% Peebles - N - Connor St 17.9% 61.2% 21.0% 22.6% Peebles - N - Cuddyside 11.3% 61.8% 27.0% 6.4% Peebles - N - Eastgate 10.5% 50.9% 38.6% 6.2% Peebles - N - March St 18.2% 60.9% 20.9% 8.2% Peebles North - Dalatho 17.1% 65.7% 17.2% 4.4% Stobo - Blyth Bridge - Skirling 18.0% 64.3% 17.8% 11.2% West Linton - Lower 20.3% 57.5% 22.2% 4.1% West Linton - Upper 23.3% 59.5% 17.2% 6.1% Tweeddale West Total 17.5% 61.1% 21.4% 8.1% Scottish Borders 16.6% 59.9% 23.5% 14.0% Scotland 17.0% 64.7% 18.3% 18.4% Peebles (Total) 17.9% 58.2% 23.9% 7.6% West Linton 21.8% 58.5% 19.6% 5.1%
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The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is the official tool to identify small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland in a consistent way. The SIMD2016 comprises of 28 indicators across 7 SIMD Domains: Employment, Income, Education, Health, Access, Crime and Housing. Full details of the SIMD2016 can be found on the Scottish Government’s Website.
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - Deciles 6 Fold Urban / Rural Classification
1 Settlements of 125,000 or more people. Most Deprived in Scotland 2 Settlements of 10,000 to 124,999 people. Settlements of 3,000 to 9,999 people and within 30 1 2 3 4 5 3 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more. 6 7 8 9 10 Settlements of 3,000 to 9,999 people and with a drive Least Deprived in Scotland 4 time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more. Areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and 5 within a 30 minute drive time of a settlement of 10,000 or more. Areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and 6 with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more.
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Housing Housing Education Education Datazone Name (2011) Employmen Broughton and Upper Tweed 7 8 7 8 9 8 1 8 6 Carlops Romannobridge 7 8 6 9 9 7 1 10 5 Eddleston and Area 7 8 9 8 9 9 1 8 5 Glentress and Manor Valley 8 10 10 9 9 8 1 7 5 Peebles - N - Connor St 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 5 3 Peebles - N - Cuddyside 6 6 5 4 6 4 10 4 3 Peebles - N - Eastgate 8 6 7 6 8 6 10 4 3 Peebles - N - March St 9 8 8 7 9 4 9 10 3 Peebles North - Dalatho 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 7 3 Stobo - Blyth Bridge - Skirling 7 7 9 9 9 7 1 10 5 West Linton - Lower 8 7 8 8 9 9 3 10 5 West Linton - Upper 10 8 10 10 10 8 3 9 5
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The Unemployment Claimant Rate for Tweeddale West has consistently had a lower rate of unemployment compared to the Scottish Borders and Scotland. The Scottish Borders Economic Development team produces an economic bulletin each month. Official labour market statistics provided by Office of National Statistics can be found on the NOMIS website.
Unemployment Claimant Rate (%): March 2014 to February 2017 Comparing Ward to Scottish Borders and Scotland 3.5
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According to the School Census September 2016 there were 933 pupils attending the various schools in Tweeddale West.
All of the primary schools in Tweeddale West ward are ‘feeder’ schools for Peebles High School. Note that Peebles High School is located in the Tweeddale East ward.
Female Male All Ward Name School High School Catchment Pupils Pupils Pupils Tweeddale West Broughton Primary Peebles High School 40 51 91 Eddleston Primary Peebles High School 19 28 47 Halyrude Primary Peebles High School 48 38 86 Kingsland Primary Peebles High School 181 220 401 Newlands Primary Peebles High School 42 40 82 West Linton Primary Peebles High School 118 108 226 Tweeddale West Total 448 485 933
Tweeddale East Peebles High School Peebles High School 606 633 1,239
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