Houses to Rent in the Scottish Borders
We currently have 0 houses available to rent in the Scottish Borders. The Scottish Borders rental market spans 20 towns and villages across Roxburgh, Tweeddale, Berwickshire and the central Borders — from railway-connected Galashiels and Tweedbank to the market towns of Kelso, Peebles, Melrose and Hawick. Stock ranges from stone-built cottages and Georgian townhouses to modern flats and rural farmhouses, typically at a substantial discount to Edinburgh.
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Houses to rent in the Scottish Borders
Borders houses span a wide stylistic range for a region this size. Town centres carry terraced stone-built cottages and Georgian townhouses — Kelso's Square, Jedburgh's High Street, and Melrose all have particularly fine examples. Inter-war and postwar estates contribute the bulk of three- and four-bedroom family stock, often at the affordable end of the market. Modern developments on the edges of every major town have added contemporary semis and detached homes. In the surrounding countryside, converted farmhouses, steadings and rural cottages make up a recurring rural-let category — usually unfurnished, often with land or outbuildings, and frequently on oil or LPG heating rather than mains gas.
Where Borders houses are most available
Hawick is the largest town in the region and the most affordable house market — three-bedroom homes typically £600–£850 pcm. Galashiels combines reasonable family-house supply with the Borders Railway, so it tends to clear quickly. Kelso and Jedburgh offer the best stone-built and period stock; family homes turn over slowly there. Peebles in Tweeddale is the closest sizeable town to Edinburgh by road and tends to command higher rents accordingly. Melrose is the priciest market — three-bedroom houses £725–£950 — with a steady premium for proximity to Tweedbank station.
What to check on a Borders house
Parking is usually generous outside the immediate town centres. Gardens are larger than the Edinburgh equivalent. Heating systems split sharply on geography: mains gas in Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles, Kelso and the larger towns; oil or LPG in many rural properties and some smaller villages. EPC ratings on older stone-built stock can be modest — D, E or occasionally F — and the running cost on a poorly-insulated rural property in winter can be material. Confirm heating type and EPC before signing.