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Bush

Bush is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It has 18 bus stops and two restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Kingsknowe, located 7.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bush area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Midlothian area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Midlothian
County
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian
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

7°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:23Sunset 16:29

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom

Road safety

59 reported road collisions (2025)

27 killed or seriously injured · 76 casualties · 5.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

83 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 65 passed
  • 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Eskbank (7.6 km)
  • 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kingsknowe (7.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£277,939 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across Midlothian · to 2026-08

Detached£484,494
Semi-detached£296,138
Terraced£236,962
Flat£156,969

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

40 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Edinburgh Technopole (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Midlothian Council

Population

100,390 residents in Midlothian

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,160 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£762 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% 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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Midlothian:

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

Notable places nearby

  • BioCampus · 0.6 km

    The Biocampus is an enterprise area in Midlothian, Scotland. It is part of the larger Edinburgh Science Triangle, which includes the Edinburgh BioQuarter and was the first dedicated national bio-manufacturing campus.…

  • Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies · 0.7 km

    The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is the veterinary school within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

  • Roslin Institute · 0.7 km

    The Roslin Institute is an animal sciences research institute at Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, part of the University of Edinburgh, and is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

  • Glencorse · 1.1 km

    Glencorse is a parish of Midlothian, Scotland, lying 7 miles south of Edinburgh. It is bounded on the north-west by the former parish of Colinton now within the City of Edinburgh, to the north and west by Lasswade and…

  • Easter Howgate · 1.1 km

    Easter Howgate is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the A702, two miles north of Penicuik.

  • Milton Bridge · 1.2 km

    Milton Bridge is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of Penicuik on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bush?
Bush is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in the Midlothian local authority.
How deprived is Bush?
The Midlothian local authority, which includes Bush, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.