Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:24 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:40 am – 3:37 pm
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People4,623 residentsin the Gullane and Drem census areaMedian age 51.52,027 households75% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,060 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, other services 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 44% go by car, 7% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C665 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June39 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesAmisfield Walled Gardenpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haLady Kitty's Gardenpark · 2.4 miWar Memorial Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 3 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 197942 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202121 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,381 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerdmanflat Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryTyne Medical Practice2.4 miPharmacyG L M Romanes LTD2.4 miDentist78 Market Street2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI24 miRailway stationDrem1.8 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour5.2 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH39 postcode district.
