Council area · Scotland

Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Scottish Borders
Council area · S12000026
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000026
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
36
Postcode sectors
11
Wards
2
Constituencies

5 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

11 wards recorded in this council area.

East Berwickshire · Galashiels and District · Hawick and Denholm · Hawick and Hermitage · Jedburgh and District · Kelso and District · Leaderdale and Melrose · Mid Berwickshire · Selkirkshire · Tweeddale East · Tweeddale West

Postcode sectors

EH38 5 · EH43 6 · EH44 6 · EH45 6 · EH45 8 · EH45 9 · EH46 7 · TD1 1 · TD1 2 · TD1 3 · TD1 9 · TD10 6 · TD11 3 · TD11 9 · TD12 4 · TD13 5 · TD14 5 · TD2 6 · TD3 6 · TD4 6 · TD5 7 · TD5 8 · TD5 9 · TD6 0 · TD6 6 · TD6 9 · TD7 4 · TD7 5 · TD7 9 · TD8 6 · TD8 9 · TD9 0 · TD9 1 · TD9 7 · TD9 8 · TD9 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000026.