Postcode · East Lothian

EH42 1FL area guide

Who lives in EH42 1FL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Dunbar West
Council: East Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 2,876 (2024)

EH42 1FLEast Lothian

At a glance

What EH42 1FL is like

EH42 1FL is a postcode in the Dunbar West area of East Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,876 people. 73.2% of households own their home, 3.2% rent privately and 17.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 75.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH42 1FL compares

Headline figures for EH42 1FL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

3.2/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 7 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH42 1FL differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
22.1% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 3.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH42 1FL FAQs

Is EH42 1FL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH42 1FL 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 EH42 1FL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 11.1% of residents. 73.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (54.1%).

Which council covers EH42 1FL?

The local authority for EH42 1FL is East Lothian.

EH42 1FL comes under East Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH42 1FL?

Connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10.

There are 7 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.2 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dunbar Rail Station, 0.9 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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