Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:23 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:38 am – 3:36 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C892 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 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)
Nearby landmarksThorntonloch Beachbeach · under a mileSkateraw Harbourbay · 1.0 miTorness Pointheadland · under a mileGutcher's Holebeach · 1.8 miChapel Pointheadland · 1.1 miHarp Lawhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202133 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202133 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.0 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBelhaven Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryWhitesands Medical Practice5.0 miPharmacyGlm Romanes LTD5.1 miDentist7 High Street5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI38 miRailway stationDunbar5.0 miFerryNorth Berwick Harbour14 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH42 postcode district.
