Property to rent in Duns, Scottish Borders

Duns offers good value as the administrative centre for eastern Berwickshire. Typical asking rents are £400–£525 pcm for a one-bedroom flat, £500–£675 for a two-bedroom, and £650–£875 for a three-bedroom house. Rural properties — converted steadings, farmhouses, and cottages — are available in the surrounding countryside at varying price points; some come to market with land.

The housing stock includes attractive stone-built properties around the Market Square, Victorian terraces, and modern housing developments on the edges of town. Demand is steady from local government and public-sector workers, families attracted by Berwickshire High School, and retirees relocating from cities.

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Duns is the county town of the former Berwickshire and serves as the administrative and market centre for the eastern Borders. It sits beneath Duns Law, a volcanic hill with panoramic views.

Schools. Duns Primary serves the town; Berwickshire High School is the secondary, drawing pupils from across eastern Berwickshire including Chirnside, Eyemouth, and surrounding villages.

Transport. The A6105 connects Duns to the A1 at Grantshouse (about 20 minutes), and Berwick-upon-Tweed mainline station is about 16 miles east (25 minutes by car). Edinburgh is about 47 miles by road (approximately 75 minutes). Borders Buses connects to Edinburgh, Berwick, Kelso, and Eyemouth.

Employment. Borders Council has substantial offices here; the town also has agriculture, retail, hospitality, and Knoll Hospital. Tourism is supported by the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum (opened 2019), a world-class attraction dedicated to the local-born double Formula One world champion.

Amenities. Co-op supermarket, local shops, a swimming pool, a volunteer-run cinema, an 18-hole golf course, GP surgeries, and Knoll Hospital. The Berwickshire coast is half an hour east; the Lammermuir Hills are immediately north for walking.