Postcode · East Lothian

EH33 1PT area guide

Who lives in EH33 1PT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Macmerry Longniddry
Council: East Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,341 (2024)

EH33 1PTEast Lothian

At a glance

What EH33 1PT is like

EH33 1PT is a postcode in the Macmerry Longniddry area of East Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,341 people. 67% of households own their home, 7% rent privately and 23.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 62.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH33 1PT compares

Headline figures for EH33 1PT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

48per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in East Lothian a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

1.2/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 7 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH33 1PT differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH33 1PT FAQs

Is EH33 1PT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.2 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH33 1PT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Lothian recorded 48 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH33 1PT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.2% of residents. 67% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (40.7%).

Which council covers EH33 1PT?

The local authority for EH33 1PT is East Lothian.

EH33 1PT comes under East Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH33 1PT?

Connectivity scores 1.2 out of 10.

There are 7 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.2 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Longniddry Rail Station, 2.6 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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