# EH42 1QY: area report for a postcode in East Lothian

EH42 1QY 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 EH42 1QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) › [EH42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh42) › [EH42 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh42-1)

## 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=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **Dunbar, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dunbar West - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **£282,500 average price**: For the whole of East Lothian, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH42 1QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY
- **4.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Belhaven Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belhaven-hill-school-s5582636) | Independent | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dunbar Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunbar-grammar-school-s5555736) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [West Barns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-barns-primary-school-s5555426) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dunbar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunbar-primary-school-s5553024) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,500** (July 2026). East Lothian’s average house price was £282,500 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.3×** (2025). A home in East Lothian costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Dunbar West - 07 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 846** (2021). Dunbar West - 07 had 846 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,193rd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Dunbar West - 07, 99.5% 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: 2.4%** (August 2026). In Dunbar West - 07, 2.4% 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: 59.6%** (2021). 59.6% of residents in Dunbar West - 07 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 11,931st 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.

## EH42 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 13,031** (2021). EH42 had 13,031 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 902nd 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in EH42 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In EH42, 89.5% 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: 2.5%** (August 2026). In EH42, 2.5% 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: 55.9992, -2.5411

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), July 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=-2.5411,55.9992,EH421QY

## How to cite

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