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Dunbar

Dunbar is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of around 10,270. It has around 1 GP & clinic, 2 pharmacies, 17 restaurants and cafés, 31 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Dunbar, 0.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dunbar 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

16°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 19° / 13° · 72% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:33

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Cupar, 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

71 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 68 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dunbar (0.3 km)
  • 41 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dunbar (0.2 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: 167.9p · Asda (1.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (1.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Church Street, Dunbar (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches27
  • Golf courses3
  • Playgrounds42

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens92
  • Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

52 jobs advertised · £35,899 avg

e.g. Project Engineer, RELOCATE TO AUSTRALIA: Defence Opportunities Available, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Dunbar – Flexible Schedule

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 77% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 4%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Templelands · 0.0 km

    Templelands is a Georgian terrace in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. According to the listed building report for the property, it dates to circa 1820,. The late ceramist Margery Clinton lived at 2 Templelands between…

  • Robert Gibb (painter) · 0.1 km

    Robert Gibb RSA was a Scottish painter. He was Keeper of the National Gallery of Scotland from 1895 to 1907 and was Painter and Limner to the King from 1908 until his death. He built his reputation on romantic, histor…

  • Radio Scotland (pirate radio) · 0.1 km

    Radio Scotland was an offshore pirate radio station broadcasting on 1241 kHz mediumwave, created by Tommy Shields in 1965. The station was on the former lightship L.V. Comet, which had been fitted out as a radio stati…

  • Dunbar Town House · 0.2 km

    The Dunbar Town House, also known as Dunbar Tolbooth, is a municipal structure in the High Street in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. The building, which currently operates as a museum, is a Category A listed building.

  • Dunbar Collegiate Church · 0.2 km

    Dunbar Collegiate Church is renowned as having been the first collegiate church, in 1342, to have been established in the Lothians. The church was situated on the same site as the present-day parish church, on Queen's…

  • Dunbar railway station · 0.2 km

    Dunbar railway station serves the town of Dunbar, in East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and is a two platform station. It is 29 miles 5 chains (46.8 km) from Edinburgh Waverley an…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Dunbar?
Dunbar is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
What is the population of Dunbar?
Dunbar has an approximate settlement population of 10,270.
How deprived is Dunbar?
The East Lothian local authority, which includes Dunbar, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.