Innerwick
Innerwick is a town or village in East Lothian, Scotland. The nearest railway station is at Dunbar, 7.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Innerwick 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
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 11° · 33% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:35
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Cupar, 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
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dunbar (8.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£280,383 average▲ 0.5% YoY
Across East Lothian · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Pine Marten (7.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
3,790 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £28,329 avg
e.g. Receptionist / Site Assistant Part Time, Laboratory Process Operator, ASN Auxiliary - Innerwick Primary School - EAL13003
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
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Thornton Castle · 0.7 kmThornton Castle was a Scottish fortress belonging to the Montgomery family and subsequently Lord Home near Innerwick in East Lothian.
Innerwick Castle · 0.9 kmInnerwick Castle is a ruined castle in East Lothian, Scotland, near the village of Innerwick, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Dunbar, on the Thornton Burn, and overlooking Thornton Glen.
Blackcastle Hill, East Lothian · 1.2 kmBlackcastle Hill is an Iron Age hill fort south of Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland. It is near Cocklaw in the Lammermuir Hills at grid reference NT729724, at a height of 280 metres (920 ft) above sea level. The fort…
Innerwick railway station · 1.3 kmInnerwick railway station served the village of Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland from 1848 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.
Torness nuclear power station · 2.1 kmTorness nuclear power station is a nuclear power station located approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Edinburgh at Torness Point near Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. It was the last of the United Kingdom's advance…
Skateraw (East Lothian) · 2.2 kmSkateraw is a hamlet in East Lothian, Scotland, in the parish of Innerwick, three miles southwest of Dunbar. It lies a short way inland from Skateraw Harbour, a sandy bay overlooked by Torness nuclear power station. T…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Innerwick?
- Innerwick is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
- How deprived is Innerwick?
- The East Lothian local authority, which includes Innerwick, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.