# EH21 7PD: area report for a postcode in East Lothian

EH21 7PD is a postcode in East Lothian.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Lothian. Open the map at EH21 7PD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) › [EH21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh21) › [EH21 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh21-7)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **Musselburgh, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Musselburgh South - 07. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **£286,314 average price**: For the whole of East Lothian, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **6.5% can get gigabit broadband at EH21 7PD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Musselburgh Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/musselburgh-grammar-school-s5550831) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Campie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/campie-primary-school-s5550122) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Musselburgh Burgh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/musselburgh-burgh-primary-school-s5550025) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Loretto RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loretto-rc-primary-school-s5550424) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Stoneyhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoneyhill-primary-school-s5555728) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Loretto School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loretto-school-s5582334) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pinkie St Peter's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinkie-st-peters-primary-school-s5550521) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Craighall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/craighall-primary-school-s1005685) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Riverside Medical Practice LLP (280 m, 20,273 registered patients); Inveresk Medical Practice (280 m, 11,759 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Musselburgh Extra (130 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Musselborough Musselburgh (490 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Daily Musselburgh High Street (510 m, Morrisons); Iceland Musselburgh (710 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily New Street Musselburgh (730 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,314** (August 2026). East Lothian’s average house price was £286,314 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,714** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Lothian earned a median of £38,714 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 168th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in East Lothian costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 168th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 116,460** (2025). East Lothian’s population was an estimated 116,460 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Musselburgh South - 07 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 803** (2021). Musselburgh South - 07 had 803 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,616th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 49.8%** (January 2026). In Musselburgh South - 07, 49.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.4%** (August 2026). In Musselburgh South - 07, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 59.8%** (2021). 59.8% of residents in Musselburgh South - 07 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 12,472nd lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH21 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 29,073** (2021). EH21 had 29,073 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 973rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in EH21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.5%** (January 2026). In EH21, 83.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.0%** (August 2026). In EH21, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian)
- Centre: 55.9389, -3.0575

Council: [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh East and Musselburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-east-and-musselburgh): Chris Murray (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0575,55.9389,EH217PD

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh21-7pd