Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:25 am – 10:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:39 am – 3:39 pm
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People5,534 residentsin the Humbie Gifford Garvald census areaMedian age 49.62,334 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright16% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,770 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% 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 6°C, lows 1°C765 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October56 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)
Nearby landmarksKeith Glenglen · under a mileHumbie Deanvalley · under a mileUpper Keithhill · under a mileSoutra Aislehistoric site · 2.7 miSaltoun Forestforest · 2.1 miMeikle Lawhill · 1.2 miRouting Glenglen · 1.8 miSaltoun Hallhistoric site · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVogriepark · 4.6 mi · 103 haWoodhall Picnic Sitepark · 4.2 mi · 3 haOrmiston Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197944 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202113 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Lothian Community Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryPathhead Medical Practice3.8 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD3.8 miDentist1A Mayfield Place7.0 miPolice stationGorebridge Police7.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ormiston, Main St4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI21 miRailway stationGorebridge7.1 miBus stationBus StationEdinburgh14 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour15 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingHumbie Village Hall Car Park2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH36 postcode district.
