Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital27 miGP surgeryBlackfriars Medical Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 41 min4:22 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 54 min8:42 am – 3:36 pm
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People2,479 residentsin the Elie Colinsburgh and Largoward census areaMedian age 53.71,168 households67% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,127 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, hospitality 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% 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 6°C, lows 1°C868 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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 spacesLouise Lorimer's Greenpark · 3.1 miCraigtoun Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 16 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 197934 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202134 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,621 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation175 m574 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
