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Musselburgh West - 05

Neighbourhood

The west of the East Lothian. 631 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Musselburgh West - 05, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
632
Joint 5,380th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.2%
Joint 3,867th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Musselburgh West - 05. See deprivation across East Lothian

How Musselburgh West - 05 compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Musselburgh West - 05Middle
Population152 neighbourhoods, East Lothian · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in East Lothian152 areas from 412 to 1,593. The middle area is 737. Musselburgh West - 05 is 632.
63236th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage152 neighbourhoods, East Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in East Lothian152 areas from 15.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.5%. Musselburgh West - 05 is 90.3%.
90.3%52nd lowest
Claimant rate141 neighbourhoods, East Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in East Lothian141 areas from 0.7% to 8.1%. The middle area is 2.3%. Musselburgh West - 05 is 0.9%.
0.9%joint 6th lowest
Aged 15 to 64152 neighbourhoods, East Lothian · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in East Lothian152 areas from 40.0% to 84.8%. The middle area is 62.3%. Musselburgh West - 05 is 55.2%.
55.2%21st lowest

What is the population of Musselburgh West - 05?

Musselburgh West - 05 had 632 usual residents at the census.

Musselburgh West - 05 is the joint 5,380th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of East Lothian, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of East Lothian and not Musselburgh West - 05 alone. See East Lothian

Average house price
£286,314
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,714
168th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 168th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
116,460
Up 1.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Musselburgh West - 05 in brief

Musselburgh West - 05 had 632 usual residents at the census.

In Musselburgh West - 05, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Musselburgh West - 05, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.2% of residents in Musselburgh West - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.