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Prestonpans East

Middle area

The west of the East Lothian. 4,282 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Prestonpans East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,247
1,663rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Prestonpans East

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across East Lothian

How Prestonpans East compares

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

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Population26 middle areas, East Lothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 2,392 to 6,251. The middle area is 4,325. Prestonpans East is 4,247.
4,24712th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 middle areas, East Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Prestonpans East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 middle areas, East Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 66.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 91.7%. Prestonpans East is 94.5%.
94.5%10th highest
Claimant rate26 middle areas, East Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 1.3% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.5%. Prestonpans East is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 10th highest

What is the population of Prestonpans East?

Prestonpans East had 4,247 usual residents at the census.

Prestonpans East is the 1,663rd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of East Lothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Lothian and not Prestonpans East 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
Prestonpans East in brief

Prestonpans East had 4,247 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Prestonpans East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Prestonpans East, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Prestonpans East, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.