Postcode district · East Lothian

EH41 area guide

Who lives in EH41, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: East Lothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 15,677 (2024)

EH41Postcode district · East Lothian

At a glance

What EH41 is like

The EH41 postcode district in East Lothian covers 469 live postcodes and is home to about 15,677 people in 6,621 households. 67.3% of households own their home, 10% rent privately and 20.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH41 compares

Headline figures for EH41, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.3/ 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

2.7/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in EH41. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH41 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
22.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

EH41 FAQs

Is EH41 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.3 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH41 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 EH41?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.8% of residents. 67.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (30.2%).

Which council covers EH41?

The local authority for EH41 is East Lothian.

EH41 comes under East Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH41?

Connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.7 out of 10 (limited).

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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