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Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a city in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of around 514,990. It has 1 school, 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, and around 29 restaurants and cafés, with 27 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Newcraighall, 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Edinburgh 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

11°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh Salamander St, 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

343 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 290 passed
  • 25 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Newcraighall (0.5 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Newcraighall (0.6 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: 158.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (10.3 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

115 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Newcraighall Railway Station, Newcraighall (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds20

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

Chris Murray

Labour

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools8
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens427
  • Restaurants & cafés35

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

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

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 72% · Nuclear 28%

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 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Newcraighall · 0.4 km

    Newcraighall is a South-Eastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. A former mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields. The Newcraighall pit was known as 'Klondyke' and closed in the 1960s, work…

  • Newhailes railway station · 0.5 km

    Newhailes railway station, also known as Newhailes Junction, served the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland from 1859 to 1950.

  • Newcraighall railway station · 0.5 km

    Newcraighall is a railway station on the Borders Railway in Scotland, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated close to the A1 road 4 miles 54 chains (8 km) south-east of Edinburgh Wa…

  • Musselburgh railway station · 0.6 km

    Musselburgh railway station serves the town of Musselburgh, in East Lothian, Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988; it lies on the East Coast Main Line, 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley, and t…

  • Queen Margaret University · 0.6 km

    Queen Margaret University (QMU) is a public university in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. It is named after Saint Margaret, queen consort of Alba from 1045 to 1093.

  • Niddrie railway station · 0.8 km

    Niddrie railway station served the suburb of Niddrie, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1843 to 1950 on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Edinburgh?
Edinburgh is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
What is the population of Edinburgh?
Edinburgh has an approximate settlement population of 514,990.
How deprived is Edinburgh?
The East Lothian local authority, which includes Edinburgh, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.