Postcode district · East Lothian

EH33 area guide

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

Council: East Lothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 22,068 (2024)

EH33Postcode district · East Lothian

At a glance

What EH33 is like

The EH33 postcode district in East Lothian covers 400 live postcodes and is home to about 22,068 people in 7,054 households. 63.8% of households own their home, 6.6% rent privately and 27.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 61.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH33 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.2/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools in EH33. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH33 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 6.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH33 FAQs

Is EH33 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.2 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH33 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.3% of residents. 63.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (28.8%).

Which council covers EH33?

The local authority for EH33 is East Lothian.

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

How well connected is EH33?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Prestonpans Rail Station, 1.4 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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