East Lothian

East Lothian is a local area in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, featuring around 2 supermarkets and 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 14 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Longniddry, located 5.9 km away. Covers 28 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, East Lothian is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

15°CSunny

Today: 19° / 13° · 76% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh Salamander St, United Kingdom

Road safety

61 reported road collisions (2024)

23 killed or seriously injured · 78 casualties · 5.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

74 food businesses within 2 miles

67 passed
5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Longniddry (5.9 km)
14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Longniddry (6.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£280,383 average▲ 0.5% YoY

Across East Lothian · to 2026-06

Detached£536,527

Semi-detached£312,856

Terraced£255,385

Flat£160,499

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (8.7 km)
Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (8.7 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 75 kW
Nearest: Haddington Retail Park (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches7
Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

116,460 residents in East Lothian

Under 16: 17%
16–64: 61%
65+: 22%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)

Lothian East

Recent votes:

AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
AyeClosure motion
AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools3
Supermarkets2
Parks & greens8
Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

754 jobs advertised · £37,567 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Junior Sous Chef Live In, Housekeeping - Team Member

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£737 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,120 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.4
Feeling worthwhile7.7
Happiness yesterday7.2
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lothian East:

Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership349 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings300 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test200 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office190 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06