Tranent

16°COvercast

• Today: 17° / 10° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37

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)

157 food businesses within 2 miles

• 140 passed
• 11 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Prestonpans (1.6 km)
• 54 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: 165.7p · Asda (9.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.9 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

51 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Lindores Drive Car Park Rapid Charger (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches25
• Playgrounds19

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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

65 jobs advertised · £31,636 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Office Manager, Permanent Tenancy Support Worker role in Tranent

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

96% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 65% · Wind 30% · Imports 4% · Biomass 1%

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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  Tranent Tower · 0.0 km

  Tranent Tower is a ruined L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century, in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. The remains are protected as a scheduled monument.

• Radio Saltire · 0.0 km

  Radio Saltire is a community radio station based in Tranent, Scotland, broadcasting primarily to East Lothian on 106.7 & 107.2 FM, DAB and online.

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  Tranent · 0.1 km

  Tranent is a town in East Lothian, in the south-east of Scotland. Tranent lies 6 mi (9.7 km) from the boundary of Edinburgh, and 9.1 mi (14.6 km) from the city centre. It lies south of the A1 road that runs through th…

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  Ross High School, Tranent · 0.2 km

  Ross High School is a large secondary school in Tranent, East Lothian. As of April 2021, the school roll was 1,259 (2021) making it the largest secondary school in East Lothian by pupil roll. The school was founded in…

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  Tranent F.C. · 0.3 km

  Tranent Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Tranent, East Lothian. They currently play in the fifth tier of Scottish Football in the Lowland League East.

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  Tranent Parish Church · 0.6 km

  Tranent Parish Church is a kirk belonging to the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the East Lothian town of Tranent 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Edinburgh. The church lies in the north side of town, the original…

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