Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:23 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:40 am – 3:37 pm
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People5,952 residentsin the East Linton and Rural census areaMedian age 49.02,542 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,968 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 10%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C678 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWhitekirk Hillsports ground · under a mile · 64 haJohn Muir Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 667 haWar Memorial Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haLodge Groundspark · 3.3 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197945 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,958 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEdington Cottage Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryEast Linton Surgery2.9 miPharmacyLunn Pharmacy LTD2.7 miDentistCampbell & Gibson Dental And Implant Cen3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI29 miRailway stationEast Linton2.8 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour3.6 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH39 postcode district.
