Prestonpans

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:25

9h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Lothian Musselburgh N High St, United Kingdom

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)

147 food businesses within 2 miles

• 133 passed
• 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Prestonpans (0.8 km)
• 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£286,314 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across East Lothian · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 171.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (7.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

55 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: High Street Prestonpans, Fast Charger (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds22

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)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

23 jobs advertised · £23,617 avg

e.g. SIA Security, Trainee Driving Instructor - Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 58% · Wind 42%

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:

• Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings300 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government288 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks244 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth177 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills146 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Prestongrange Parish Church · 0.1 km

  Prestongrange Parish Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated in the former mining town of Prestonpans in East Lothian. Constructed in 1596, it is one of the first churches built in Scotland following the Scottish…

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  Prestonpans Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Prestonpans Town Hall is a municipal building on the High Street of Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. The building, which is largely used as a community events venue, is a Category C listed building.

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  Preston Tower, East Lothian · 0.4 km

  Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House.

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  Preston, Prestonpans · 0.5 km

  Preston was a village on the East Lothian coast of Scotland, and is now a small part of the centre of Prestonpans. It is to the east of Prestongrange, and the southwest of Cockenzie and Port Seton.

• Hamilton House, East Lothian · 0.5 km

  Hamilton House, also known as Magdalen's House, is a 17th-century "Laird's House" in the town of Prestonpans in East Lothian, Scotland. It is an exemplar of this type of architecture and has retained its crow-stepped…

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  Northfield House, East Lothian · 0.5 km

  Northfield House is a seventeenth-century historic house at Preston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated very close to Hamilton House and Preston Tower, and one mile east to Prestongrange House and the Royal Mu…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)