Where is Broxburn (East Lothian)?

Broxburn (East Lothian) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.

How deprived is Broxburn (East Lothian)?

The East Lothian local authority, which includes Broxburn (East Lothian), is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Broxburn (East Lothian)

Broxburn (East Lothian) is a village in East Lothian, Scotland. It has 3.4 km to Dunbar railway station. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broxburn (East Lothian) area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council: East Lothian
County: East Lothian
Constituency: East Lothian
Police force: Scotland

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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 10° / 8° · 28% rain
Tomorrow: 10° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:23Sunset 16:23

9h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Lothian Musselburgh N High St, United Kingdom

Road safety

69 reported road collisions (2025)

24 killed or seriously injured · 80 casualties · 5.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

10 food businesses within 2 miles

10 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Dunbar (3.4 km)
0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dunbar (3.5 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£286,314 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across East Lothian · to 2026-08

Detached£538,897

Semi-detached£318,563

Terraced£262,893

Flat£165,648

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (2.7 km)
Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (2.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 75 kW
Nearest: Pine Marten (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Golf courses1

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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

3,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£737 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% 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

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:

Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings300 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government288 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks244 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth177 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills146 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Battle of Dunbar (1650) · 1.0 km
The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland. The battle resulted in a decisive vic…
Broxmouth · 1.2 km
The Broxmouth hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort consisting of multiple roundhouses, a series of fortifications, and a cemetery. Broxmouth is located in East Lothian near Dunbar. The land surrounding Broxmouth is some o…
Broxburn, East Lothian · 1.7 km
Broxburn is a hamlet consisting of a handful of scattered houses which serve the Broxmouth estate in East Lothian, Scotland. It is named after the stream upon which it stands, the Brox Burn. It lies about 1.5 miles (2…
Barns Ness Lighthouse · 2.0 km
Barns Ness Lighthouse is 3.1 miles (5 km) from Dunbar and was constructed by the engineers and brothers David A. Stevenson and Charles Alexander Stevenson, cousins of the novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, between 1899…
The Dunbear · 2.5 km
The Dunbear is a five-metre-high steel sculpture of a brown bear standing on its hind legs. The public artwork is located immediately adjacent to the A1 at Dunbear Par, Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. This proposed…
Innerwick · 2.7 km
Innerwick is a coastal civil parish and small village in the east of East Lothian, five miles from Dunbar and approximately 32 miles from Edinburgh.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Broxburn (East Lothian)?: Broxburn (East Lothian) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
How deprived is Broxburn (East Lothian)?: The East Lothian local authority, which includes Broxburn (East Lothian), is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.