Kelso
Kelso is covered by postcode district TD5. It is in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kelso, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 7
- In use before 2020: 219
Of the 226 postcodes in Kelso that ONS places, 7 are new since 2020 and 219 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
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, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
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.
Questions about Kelso
- What is the postcode for Kelso?
- Kelso is covered by postcode district TD5, across 226 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Kelso in?
- Kelso is in the Scottish Borders council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Kelso?
- Kelso is in the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency. Its MP is John Lamont (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- 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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- 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 Postcode Directory.
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