East Fortune

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 60% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

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)

5 food businesses within 2 miles

• 5 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Drem (3.8 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£286,314 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across East Lothian · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (7.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (7.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Main Street, Athelstaneford (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

116,460 residents in East Lothian

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Labour (minority)

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

• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £24,107 avg

e.g. Morning Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

• 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

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

• East Fortune · 0.2 km

  East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton. The area is known for its airfield which was constructed in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zep…

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  RAF East Fortune · 0.8 km

  Royal Air Force East Fortune, or more simply RAF East Fortune, is a former Royal Air Force station located just south of the village of East Fortune. It is a short distance east of Edinburgh, in Scotland. RAF East For…

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  East Fortune railway station · 1.0 km

  East Fortune railway station served the village of East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland from 1848 to 1970 on the North British Railway Main Line.

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  National Museum of Flight · 1.1 km

  The National Museum of Flight is Scotland's national aviation museum, at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of East Fortune, Scotland. It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland.

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  Waughton Castle · 2.4 km

  Waughton Castle is a ruined castle, dating from the fourteenth century, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of East Linton, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Whitekirk in East Lothian, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.

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  Athelstaneford · 2.5 km

  Athelstaneford is a village in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of the market town of Haddington and about 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Edinburgh.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)