# EH40 3AX: area report for a postcode in East Lothian

EH40 3AX 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 EH40 3AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) › [EH40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh40) › [EH40 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh40-3)

## 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=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **East Linton, 530 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **Scotland’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, East Linton and Rural - 03. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **£286,314 average price**: For the whole of East Lothian, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH40 3AX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **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=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX
- **4.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Linton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-linton-primary-school-s5553121) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: East Linton (530 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: East Linton Surgery (680 m, 3,153 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op East Linton (360 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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.

## East Linton and Rural - 03 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 698** (2021). East Linton and Rural - 03 had 698 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 6,758th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In East Linton and Rural - 03, 100.0% 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: 2.1%** (August 2026). In East Linton and Rural - 03, 2.1% 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: 53.8%** (2021). 53.8% of residents in East Linton and Rural - 03 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,559th 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.

## EH40 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 2,252** (2021). EH40 had 2,252 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 289th least 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: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in EH40 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: 82.0%** (January 2026). In EH40, 82.0% 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: 1.6%** (August 2026). In EH40, 1.6% 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: 55.9899, -2.6615

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

## Your MP

- [Lothian East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lothian-east): Mr Douglas Alexander (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.6615,55.9899,EH403AX

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh40-3ax