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Pathhead

Pathhead is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, with a population of around 960. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 1 restaurant or café, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gorebridge, 5.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pathhead 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

2°CMist

  • Today: 9° / 2° · 51% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:23

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Lothian Musselburgh N High St, 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

16 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gorebridge (5.6 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gorebridge (5.8 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: 171.7p · Asda (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (11.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

31 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Rosemains Farm (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds2

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

Your MP

Kirsty McNeill

Labour (Co-op)

Midlothian

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,160 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £34,320 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver, Dog walker / sitter

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Nuclear 42%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

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

  • Pathhead, Midlothian · 0.2 km

    Pathhead is a conservation village in Midlothian, Scotland.

  • Oxenfoord Castle · 1.4 km

    Oxenfoord Castle is a country house in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Pathhead, Midlothian, and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of Dalkeith, above the Tyne Water. Originally a 16th…

  • Dewartown · 1.5 km

    Dewartown is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland.

  • Preston Hall, Midlothian · 1.5 km

    Preston Hall, or Prestonhall, is a late-18th-century mansion in Midlothian, to the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Pathhead on the east side of the Tyne Water, opposite Ox…

  • Vogrie Country Park · 1.6 km

    Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a woodland estate surrounding the Victorian Vogrie House.

  • Vogrie House · 1.6 km

    Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pathhead?
Pathhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in the Midlothian local authority.
What is the population of Pathhead?
Pathhead has an approximate settlement population of 960.
How deprived is Pathhead?
The Midlothian local authority, which includes Pathhead, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.