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Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry

Ward

The west of the East Lothian. About 22,960 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 41 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 82% of people in Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
20,821
157th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
82%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry compares

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

Tranent, Wallyford and MacmerryMiddle
Population6 wards, East Lothian · 2021
Population: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 14,632 to 21,556. The middle area is 19,808. Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry is 20,821.
20,8212nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares6 wards, East Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 0.0% to 97.0%. The middle area is 74.0%. Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry is 82.0%.
82%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage6 wards, East Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 80.8% to 94.9%. The middle area is 87.2%. Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry is 94.9%.
94.9%highest
Claimant rate6 wards, East Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 1.7% to 3.1%. The middle area is 2.5%. Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry is 3.0%.
3.0%2nd highest

What is the population of Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry?

Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry had 20,821 usual residents at the census.

Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry is the 157th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of East Lothian, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Lothian and not Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry 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
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry in brief

Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry had 20,821 usual residents at the census.

About 82% of people in Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.