Postcode · East Lothian

EH33 2LU area guide

Who lives in EH33 2LU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Humbie Gifford Garvald
Council: East Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 388 (2024)

EH33 2LUEast Lothian

At a glance

What EH33 2LU is like

EH33 2LU is a postcode in the Humbie Gifford Garvald area of East Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 388 people. 61% of households own their home, 3.6% rent privately and 35.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 52.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH33 2LU compares

Headline figures for EH33 2LU, 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

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH33 2LU differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
35.4% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
28.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 3.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH33 2LU FAQs

Is EH33 2LU 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 2LU 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 2LU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.2% of residents. 61% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (68.2%).

Which council covers EH33 2LU?

The local authority for EH33 2LU is East Lothian.

EH33 2LU comes under East Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH33 2LU?

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 Wallyford Rail Station, 2.2 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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