Bonnyrigg

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• Today: 15° / 9° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · 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

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh St Leonards, United Kingdom

68 reported road collisions (2024)

28 killed or seriously injured · 95 casualties · 6.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

225 food businesses within 2 miles

• 186 passed
• 16 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Eskbank (1.7 km)
• 44 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£281,662 average▲ 2.5% YoY

Across Midlothian · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 158.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (10.6 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

65 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lasswade Centre (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches28
• Golf courses4
• Playgrounds23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Diamond Wedding Celebration for Delyth and Ian Parkinson· 10 Sept 2026
• Midlothian’s Young People Awards 2026 launched!· 7 Sept 2026
• Exploring trauma-informed practice in Midlothian· 4 Sept 2026
• Free Job Fair in Dalkeith to support Midlothian residents· 3 Sept 2026
• Loanhead Library inspires moving poem from local author whose life was transformed by friendship and community· 3 Sept 2026

Source: Midlothian Council

100,390 residents in Midlothian

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

3% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 9% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Kirsty McNeill

Labour (Co-op)

Midlothian

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens21
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,120 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

32 jobs advertised · £35,314 avg

e.g. Higher Education Account Manager, UK Education, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Panel Technician

Source: Adzuna

£762 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,228 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 71% · Solar 17% · Wind 8% · Imports 4%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• 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 Midlothian:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth271 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test201 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office193 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. · 0.3 km

  Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed the Rose, the team plays in the Lowland League East, having been relegated in 2024–25.

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  New Dundas Park · 0.3 km

  New Dundas Park is a stadium in Bonnyrigg, Scotland. It is used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Bonnyrigg Rose. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000.

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  Bonnyrigg · 0.3 km

  Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles southeast of Edinburgh city centre, between the Rivers North and South Esk. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census, rising to 15,677 in the 2011…

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  Hopefield, Bonnyrigg · 0.3 km

  Hopefield is an area in the south of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, occupied by a mid-20th century residential neighbourhood and by an early-21st century, ongoing housing development, built on land dating back to 17th century…

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  Bonnyrigg railway station · 0.3 km

  Bonnyrigg railway station was a railway station that served the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland from 1855 to 1965 on the Peebles Railway.

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  Broomieknowe railway station · 0.6 km

  Broomieknowe railway station served the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Esk Valley Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)