Elphinstone

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• Today: 15° / 9° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:40

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh Salamander St, United Kingdom

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)

75 food businesses within 2 miles

• 69 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Prestonpans (3.3 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£280,383 average▲ 0.5% YoY

Across East Lothian · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (10.9 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

60 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Cinderhall Place, Elphinstone (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds8

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

Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)

Lothian East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £25,354 avg

e.g. Head Teacher - Elphinstone Primary School - EAL13026, Domino’s E-Bike Delivery Rider (E-Bike Provided), In Store Team Member

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 62% · Nuclear 38%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership349 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings300 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test200 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office190 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

• 
  Elphinstone, East Lothian · 0.2 km

  Elphinstone is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, southwest of Tranent. The ruins of Elphinstone Tower, the former seat of the Elphinstone family, lie nearby.

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  Elphinstone Tower (East Lothian) · 0.8 km

  Elphinstone Tower is a ruined 13th–15th century keep, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the village of Elphinstone, East Lothian.

• Elphinstone Research Centre · 1.2 km

  Elphinstone Research Centre is a medical research centre, part of the Charles River Laboratories, east of Edinburgh, south of Tranent, in East Lothian.

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  Massacre of Tranent · 1.8 km

  The Massacre of Tranent was an event which took place on 29 August 1797 in the town of Tranent, Scotland.

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  Fa'side Castle · 1.9 km

  Fa'side Castle is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi (3 km) southeast of Musselburgh. The building was restored in the 1980s and…

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  Ormiston · 2.0 km

  Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about 276 feet (84 m).

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)