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East Linton

East Linton is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of around 1,700. It has one GP surgery, one pharmacy, and around two restaurants and cafés, along with 13 bus stops and East Linton railway station 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the East Linton 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

9°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:24

9h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

53US 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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: East Linton (0.4 km)
  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from East Linton (0.2 km):

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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 (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (9.1 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Station Road (on-street) (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds5

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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • 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

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £35,001 avg

e.g. Aircraft Refueller, Early Years Practitioner - East Linton Primary School - EAL13119

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • East Linton · 0.2 km

    East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of 1,790 in 2020. During the 19th centu…

  • East Linton railway station · 0.2 km

    East Linton railway station is a railway station serving the village of East Linton, Scotland. The original station opened in 1846 and closed in 1964. A new station, on a different site, opened on 13 December 2023. It…

  • East Linton Bridge · 0.3 km

    East Linton Bridge, also called Old Tyne Bridge, is a bridge over the River Tyne in the village of East Linton in the county of East Lothian, Scotland. In 1971, the bridge was designated a category A listed building.

  • Phantassie · 0.4 km

    Phantassie is an agricultural hamlet near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is close to the River Tyne, Preston Mill, and Prestonkirk Parish Church.

  • Prestonkirk Parish Church · 0.5 km

    Prestonkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church at East Linton, in the parish of Traprain, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to Preston Mill, Smeaton, Phantassie, and the River Tyne.

  • Preston Mill · 0.6 km

    Preston Mill is a watermill on the River Tyne at the eastern edge of East Linton on the B1407 Preston Road, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated close to Prestonkirk Parish Church, the Smeaton Hepburn Estate,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is East Linton?
East Linton is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
What is the population of East Linton?
East Linton has an approximate settlement population of 1,700.
How deprived is East Linton?
The East Lothian local authority, which includes East Linton, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.