New Mains is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.

How deprived is New Mains?

The East Lothian local authority, which includes New Mains, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

New Mains

New Mains is a town or village in East Lothian, Scotland, with one restaurant or café and four bus stops. The nearest railway station is Drem, 1.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Mains 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

12°CClear

Today: 14° / 10° · 20% rain
Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:47

13h 18m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Lothian Musselburgh N High 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

32 food businesses within 2 miles

32 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Drem (1.9 km)
4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Drem (1.8 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: 166.9p · Asda (7.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (7.6 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

26 charging locations within ~8 km

6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 75 kW
Nearest: Drem Railway Station, Drem (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches1

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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Parks & greens5
Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

RAF Drem · 0.1 km
Royal Air Force Drem, or more simply RAF Drem, is a former Royal Air Force station, just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland. The motto of the station was Exiit Hinc Lumen which means "From here wen…
Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton · 1.0 km
The hamlets of Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton make up a rural community in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of Edinburgh and close to the settlements of North Berwick, Drem, Dirle…
Drem · 1.8 km
Drem is a small village in East Lothian, Scotland.
Drem railway station · 1.9 km
Drem railway station serves the small village of Drem in East Lothian, 5 miles (8 km) from the seaside town of North Berwick in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) 18 miles (29 km) east of Edinb…
Saltcoats Castle · 2.2 km
Saltcoats Castle is a courtyard castle dating from the sixteenth century, about .5 miles (0.80 km) south of Gullane in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a scheduled monument.
Luffness Platform railway station · 2.3 km
Luffness Platform served a golf course near Gullane in Scotland. It was served by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick railway. This line diverged from the North British Railway Main Line at Aberlady Junction, east…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is New Mains?: New Mains is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, in the East Lothian local authority.
How deprived is New Mains?: The East Lothian local authority, which includes New Mains, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.