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Leaderdale and Melrose

A ward in Scottish Borders. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Scottish Borders, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Leaderdale and Melrose is its broadband and house prices.

Broadband in Leaderdale and Melrose

Coverage data not available for this ward.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024

Typical home in Leaderdale and Melrose

Median price not available for this ward.

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ward median, recent sales

Borough-wide

The monthly cost across Scottish Borders

The breakdown is the same for every ward in Scottish Borders. The buyer view is seeded with Leaderdale and Melrose's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.

Estimated monthly cost · Leaderdale and Melrose
£1,147
renter view
Cheaper than average

£487/mo less than the sample average

What's in that number

Rent£725.42/mo£8,705/yr
Council tax (incl. water)£174.34/mo£2,092/yr
Energy£134.97/mo£1,620/yr
Broadband£30.00/mo£360/yr
InsuranceIndicative£82.37/mo£988/yr
Total£1,147.10/mo£13,765/yr

The detail

Rent

£725.42/mo
Overall average · 1-bed £461.13 · 2-bed £640.61 · 3-bed £849.08 · 4+ bed £1,391.34

Scottish Government — Private Sector Rent Statistics (by Broad Rental Market Area)as of 2025-09

Council tax (incl. water)

£174.34/mo
Band D · the headline figure
See all bands (A–H)
Band A£116.23/mo
Band B£135.60/mo
Band C£154.97/mo
Band D (headline)£174.34/mo
Band E£224.48/mo
Band F£274.27/mo
Band G£326.83/mo
Band H£404.62/mo

Scottish Government (Council Tax by band) + Scottish Water (water & waste water charges)as of 2025-26

Energy

£134.97/mo
Gas £62.96 · Electric £72.01 · South Scotland region

Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06

Broadband

£30.00/mo
Typical package price
Superfast94%
Gigabit63%

Ofcom — Connected Nations 2024 (coverage) + representative UK package priceas of 2024-07

Insurance

Indicative
£82.37/mo
Home £31.58 · Car £50.79 · Scotland

Confused.com/WTW car price index (Scottish regions) & ABI home (UK average)as of 2026-Q2

Looking for a place around Leaderdale and Melrose?

Homes for sale:RightmoveZoopla
Places to rent:RightmoveZoopla

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