Edinburgh

17°CCloudy

• Today: 20° / 12° · 80% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:35

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh St Leonards, United Kingdom

481 reported road collisions (2024)

154 killed or seriously injured · 610 casualties · 9.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 422 passed
• 61 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Edinburgh Waverley (0.4 km)
• 179 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,067 average▲ 3.3% YoY

Across City of Edinburgh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 158.7p · Asda (4.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (4.3 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

101 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: St James Quarter-Level B1 (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres11
• Gyms33
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches67
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• City Art Centre showcases most recent additions to Fine Art collection· 11 Sept 2026
• Leader's report - September 2026· 11 Sept 2026
• Bespoke sett restoration project to begin on St Mary’s Street· 11 Sept 2026
• Next phase of tram network expansion agreed· 10 Sept 2026
• 2300 children take part in Scotland's biggest outdoor learning event· 10 Sept 2026

Source: City of Edinburgh Council

531,370 residents in City of Edinburgh

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 70%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 12% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Chris Murray

Labour

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 11
• Con 10
• LD 14
• Grn 11
• Oth 15

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

• Schools21
• GPs & clinics32
• Pharmacies20
• Supermarkets9
• Parks & greens4631
• Restaurants & cafés997

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

23,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

4,229 jobs advertised · £42,443 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Pipefitter, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£820 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,043 disposable income per head (2024)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 79% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 6%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership617 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s276 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test172 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Review anti-discrimination laws to strengthen trans women & LGBTQ+ protections161 local signatures · 27,351 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office160 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

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  Royal Scottish Academy · 0.0 km

  The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country's national academy of art. It promotes contemporary Scottish art.

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  Royal Scottish Academy Building · 0.0 km

  The Royal Scottish Academy building, the home of the Royal Scottish Academy, is an art museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated at the junction of The Mound and Princes Street in the centre of the city. It was bu…

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  New Club · 0.1 km

  The New Club is a private social club in the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded in 1787, it is Scotland's oldest club. The club occupied premises on St Andrew Square from 1809 until 1837, when it moved to p…

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  Romanes & Paterson · 0.1 km

  Romanes and Paterson is a traditional 19th century shop on Princes Street in Edinburgh. It is owned by The Edinburgh Woollen Mill. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edinburgh Woollen Mill went into administration.

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  The Dome, Edinburgh · 0.1 km

  The Dome is a building on George Street in New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It currently functions as a bar, restaurant and nightclub, although it was first built as the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Scotland…

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  Scottish National Gallery · 0.1 km

  The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first op…

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