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Gifford

Gifford is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of around 780. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gifford 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

8°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:24

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

46US AQI · Good

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

11 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 11 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from East Linton (10.6 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: 173.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (7.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £39,615 avg

e.g. HGV Class 2 Driver, School Cleaner, Chair Of The Board Of Governors at The Compass School

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

99% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 64% · Wind 30% · Solar 6% · Imports 1%

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Gifford?
Gifford is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
What is the population of Gifford?
Gifford has an approximate settlement population of 780.
How deprived is Gifford?
The East Lothian local authority, which includes Gifford, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.