Innerleithen
Innerleithen is covered by postcode district EH44. It is in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Innerleithen, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 7
- Some can get gigabit: 18
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 63
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
Of the 88 postcodes in Innerleithen that ONS places, 7 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 18 have some that can and 63 can all get it.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.6197, longitude -3.0605. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
What is it like to live in Innerleithen?
At 63 of the 88 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Stow, 14.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Innerleithen?
1 of the 88 postcodes now in use in Innerleithen came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Innerleithen?
Ofcom reports on 88 of the 88 postcodes in Innerleithen. At 63 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Innerleithen?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Innerleithen. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Secondary
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Innerleithen?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Innerleithen is Stow Rail Station, 14.6 km away in a straight line.
- Stow Rail Station Railway station 14.6 kmDrive
- Galashiels Rail Station Railway station 16.0 kmDrive
- Tweedbank Rail Station Railway station 19.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Innerleithen?
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- David Mundell (Conservative)
All 88 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Innerleithen
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Scottish Borders about council tax Council tax, on scotborders.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Innerleithen postcodes
88 postcodes in use in Innerleithen, by district:
That district is in the EH postcode area.
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Places near Innerleithen
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Innerleithen
- What is the postcode for Innerleithen?
- Postcode district EH44, with 88 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Innerleithen in?
- Scottish Borders. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Innerleithen?
- David Mundell (Conservative), for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Innerleithen?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include St Ronan's Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Peebles High School, 8.7 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Innerleithen have a railway station?
- The nearest is Stow station, 14.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Innerleithen?
- Ofcom reports on 88 of the 88 postcodes in Innerleithen. At 63 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Innerleithen?
- 1 of the 88 postcodes now in use in Innerleithen came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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