Gifford

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• Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Overcast

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Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:36

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

36US 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)

11 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 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: 169.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (7.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Walden Place (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised · £26,138 avg

e.g. Personal Trainer/Fitness Coach - Haddington, Cleaner, Retail Sales Assistant

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

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 73% · Solar 18% · Wind 6% · Imports 4%

1 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

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  Gifford, East Lothian · 0.2 km

  Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Haddington and 25 miles (40 km) east of Edinburgh.

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  Yester Parish Church · 0.3 km

  Yester Parish Church is a church of the Church of Scotland in the village of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. The village forms part of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun parish, and is a linked charge with Humbie Parish Church.

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  Gifford Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Gifford Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category B listed building.

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  Gifford railway station · 0.8 km

  Gifford railway station served the village of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1901 to 1933 on the Macmerry Branch.

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  Yester House · 1.0 km

  Yester House is an early 18th-century mansion near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. It was the home of the Hay family, later Marquesses of Tweeddale, from the 15th century until the late 1960s. Construction of the p…

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  Yester Chapel · 1.1 km

  Yester Chapel is situated on the estate of Yester House, at the south-east edge of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. The chapel is situated at grid reference NT544671. It is a Category A listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)