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Penicuik East - 01

Neighbourhood

West Midlothian. 566 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 Penicuik East - 01, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
586
Joint 4,376th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.2%
Joint 13,533rd 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 Penicuik East - 01. See deprivation across Midlothian

How Penicuik East - 01 compares

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

Penicuik East - 01Middle
Population138 neighbourhoods, Midlothian · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Midlothian138 areas from 382 to 1,181. The middle area is 697. Penicuik East - 01 is 586.
586joint 29th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage138 neighbourhoods, Midlothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Midlothian138 areas from 48.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.9%. Penicuik East - 01 is 96.2%.
96.2%67th lowest
Claimant rate128 neighbourhoods, Midlothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Midlothian128 areas from 0.6% to 7.8%. The middle area is 2.7%. Penicuik East - 01 is 4.2%.
4.2%joint 21st highest
Aged 15 to 64138 neighbourhoods, Midlothian · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Midlothian138 areas from 47.7% to 72.8%. The middle area is 64.1%. Penicuik East - 01 is 60.2%.
60.2%31st lowest

What is the population of Penicuik East - 01?

Penicuik East - 01 had 586 usual residents at the census.

Penicuik East - 01 is the joint 4,376th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Midlothian

These figures are published for the whole of Midlothian, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Midlothian and not Penicuik East - 01 alone. See Midlothian

Average house price
£277,939
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,189
117th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 147th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
100,390
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Penicuik East - 01 in brief

Penicuik East - 01 had 586 usual residents at the census.

In Penicuik East - 01, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penicuik East - 01, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.2% of residents in Penicuik East - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.