Edinburgh

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:26

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

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)

378 food businesses within 2 miles

• 301 passed
• 31 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newcraighall (0.8 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£277,939 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across Midlothian · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (9.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (9.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

117 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Newcraighall Railway Station, Newcraighall (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches22
• Playgrounds21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Midlothian’s best tenant gardens of 2026 revealed· 4 Nov 2026
• Sponsored walk honours Mayfield pupil and helps create life-saving legacy· 29 Oct 2026
• New outdoor clothing helps Scots Corner children enjoy learning in nature· 29 Oct 2026
• French visitors welcomed to Midlothian by Provost· 29 Oct 2026
• Hawthorn Family Learning Centre recognised as sector-leading following excellent inspection· 29 Oct 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)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens1167
• Restaurants & cafés28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,160 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,483 jobs advertised · £41,234 avg

e.g. Care Team Leader (Team Facilitator), Asbestos Project Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 57% · Nuclear 43%

0 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:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth274 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government258 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately111 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks105 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

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

• 
  Fort Kinnaird · 0.5 km

  Fort Kinnaird is a large outdoor retail park in Newcraighall, in the south-east of Edinburgh, Scotland. Often known simply as "the Fort" to locals, it is currently the second largest retail park in the UK with 75 unit…

• Niddrie railway station · 0.7 km

  Niddrie railway station served the suburb of Niddrie, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1843 to 1950 on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

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  Newcraighall railway station · 0.8 km

  Newcraighall is a railway station on the Borders Railway in Scotland, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated close to the A1 road 4 miles 54 chains (8 km) south-east of Edinburgh Wa…

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  Niddrie, Edinburgh · 0.8 km

  Niddrie is a residential suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated in the south-east of the city, south-west of the seaside area of Portobello, and west of Musselburgh in East Lothian near Fort Kinnaird retail par…

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  Newcraighall · 0.9 km

  Newcraighall is a South-Eastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. A former mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields. The Newcraighall pit was known as 'Klondyke' and closed in the 1960s, work…

• Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre · 1.2 km

  Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre is a recycling and waste incineration facility at Millerhill in Midlothian, near Edinburgh in Scotland. It was built on part of the site of the Millerhill Marshalling Y…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)