The unit is set back from street level accessed via a vennel off Bank Street to the western side of Galashiels town centre.
Galashiels is situated within the central Borders. The settlement has a population of 14,994 according to the 2011 Population Census, an increase of 4.4% over that recorded in 2001 census.
The town is one of the largest in the Scottish Borders and is generally considered to be the principal, administrative, social and retail centre for the region effectively serving a population of in excess of 114,000.
There is a significant student population within the town and the campuses of Heriot-Watt University and Borders College, are a short distance to the east of the property.
Within recent years Galashiels has benefited from considerable public and private investment. Developments have included the Gala Water retail park, two new
supermarkets to the east of the town centre and significant transport infrastructure works including the Galashiels inner relief road, the Borders Railway link re-establishing passenger services between Edinburgh Waverley and the Central Borders. The journey time from Galashiels to Edinburgh City Centre by train is approximately 55 minutes, with departures every 30 minutes. On weekdays the first train departs from Edinburgh at 0545, the last at 2355.
