Kelso
Kelso is covered by postcode district TD5. It is in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kelso, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 12
- Some can get gigabit: 62
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 149
- Ofcom gives no figure: 3
Of the 226 postcodes in Kelso that ONS places, 12 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 62 have some that can, 149 can all get it and 3 have no Ofcom figure.
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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.6006, longitude -2.4322. 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 Kelso?
At 149 of the 223 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list. 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 Kelso?
7 of the 226 postcodes now in use in Kelso 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 Kelso?
Ofcom reports on 223 of the 226 postcodes in Kelso. At 149 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 Kelso?
The open schools at the postcodes in Kelso. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. 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.
Who runs Kelso?
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- John Lamont (Conservative)
All 226 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 Kelso
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
Kelso postcodes
226 postcodes in use in Kelso, by district:
That district is in the TD postcode area.
Check a Kelso postcode
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Places near Kelso
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Kelso
- What is the postcode for Kelso?
- Postcode district TD5, with 226 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Kelso in?
- Scottish Borders. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Kelso?
- John Lamont (Conservative), for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Kelso?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Edenside Primary School and Broomlands Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Kelso High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- What broadband can you get in Kelso?
- Ofcom reports on 223 of the 226 postcodes in Kelso. At 149 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Kelso?
- 7 of the 226 postcodes now in use in Kelso 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
- 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.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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