Rosewell

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 9° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:40

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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)

84 food businesses within 2 miles

• 67 passed
• 9 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newtongrange (4.6 km)
• 7 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 (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

46 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lasswade Centre (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

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)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,120 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2 jobs advertised · £34,320 avg

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

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 83% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 2%

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:

• 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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  Rosewell, Midlothian · 0.3 km

  Rosewell is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland, east of Roslin and south-west of Bonnyrigg. The village is in the civil parish of Lasswade and was previously a separate ecclesiastical parish, but has its…

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  Whitehill Welfare F.C. · 0.5 km

  Whitehill Welfare Football Club is a football club based in the village of Rosewell, Midlothian, Scotland. They are members of the East of Scotland Football League and play their home matches at Ferguson Park. The clu…

• Gorton, Midlothian · 0.6 km

  Gorton is a locality, in the parish of Lasswade, in Midlothian, Scotland.

• Rosewell and Hawthornden railway station · 0.6 km

  Rosewell and Hawthornden railway station served the village of Rosewell, Midlothian, Scotland from 1855 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

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  Wallace's Cave · 0.9 km

  Wallace's Cave is situated in Roslin Glen, in Midlothian, Scotland beside the River North Esk. It is also known as Hawthornden Castle Cave, after the nearby castle. It takes its name from William Wallace who participa…

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  Hawthornden Castle · 1.1 km

  Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle. Hawthornden comprises a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)