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County or areaMidlothian
Postcode districtEH26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 34 min4:27 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:40 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,949 residentsin the Rural South Midlothian census areaMedian age 43.21,627 households74% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 2,222 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 10%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C970 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December77 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUttershill Castle , Penicuikcastle · 1.4 miCrichton Castle - Historic Scotlandcastle · 1.6 miPenicuik Househistoric site · 2.2 miThe Manor Lochlake · 1.8 miMilton Bridgehistoric site · 2.9 miMatthew's Linnwaterfall · 3.0 miUtters Hillhill · 1.3 miKing's Seathill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAngle Parkpark · 2.0 miRoslin Glen Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 28 haThe Penicuik Centresports ground · 1.9 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197938 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 2021under a mile away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,786 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation254 m833 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 217 to 308 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMidlothian Community Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryPenicuik Medical Practice1.8 miPharmacyL. Rowland & Co (Retail) LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentist16 Bridge Street1.5 miPolice stationPenicuik Police Station1.7 miCash machinePost OfficePenicuik1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI12 miRailway stationGorebridge6.4 miBus stationBus StationEdinburgh10 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing12 miBus stops2 within a mileCar park11 Jackson St ParkingPenicuik1.8 miEV chargingGridserveEdinburgh5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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