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East Lothian

Council area

East Scotland. 116,460 people in 679 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2

Most deprived 10%Least

8 of East Lothian’s 132 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.

Average house price
£282,500
Down 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,714
168th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.3×
172nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population
112,288
105th lowest of 361
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How East Lothian compares

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

East LothianMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every council in UK360 areas from £115,401 to £1,232,640. The middle area is £272,474. East Lothian is £282,500.
£282,500170th highest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every council in UK360 areas from −20.7% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. East Lothian is −1.0%.
−1.0%joint 65th weakest
Median full-time pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
Median full-time pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from £29,805 to £57,396. The middle area is £38,490. East Lothian is £38,714.
£38,714168th highest
House price to pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
House price to pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from 3.1× to 23.4×. The middle area is 7.3×. East Lothian is 7.3×.
7.3×joint 172nd least affordable
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
Population: every council in UK361 areas from 2,053 to 1,144,919. The middle area is 143,926. East Lothian is 112,288.
112,288105th lowest

Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, median full-time pay, house price to pay and population.

House prices since 2004

Monthly average house price, smoothed. East Lothian’s is 2.9 times its 2004 level, faster than Scotland’s.

House prices since 2004Average house price each month for East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, January 2004 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2004
MonthEast LothianScotlandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2004£98,771£76,662£126,179
Jan 2005£130,993£90,440£138,759
Jan 2006£146,122£105,257£147,360
Jan 2007£161,424£121,923£162,825
Jan 2008£170,489£133,172£171,137
Jan 2009£164,142£119,792£144,840
Jan 2010£180,053£124,112£154,268
Jan 2011£169,645£124,856£154,113
Jan 2012£164,079£120,989£152,831
Jan 2013£161,099£117,973£154,495
Jan 2014£174,453£122,220£164,137
Jan 2015£179,938£129,869£175,636
Jan 2016£184,115£131,634£189,268
Jan 2017£184,559£133,141£198,276
Jan 2018£207,045£141,353£206,844
Jan 2019£214,238£144,124£210,317
Jan 2020£223,012£147,731£213,657
Jan 2021£242,300£157,866£228,417
Jan 2022£267,954£173,589£248,031
Jan 2023£274,099£175,092£260,941
Jan 2024£280,525£179,248£255,972
Jan 2025£275,136£185,315£264,936
Jan 2026£276,098£189,118£268,862
Jul 2026£282,500£196,349£272,611

Wards in East Lothian6

Middle areas in East Lothian26

Constituencies mostly in East Lothian1

Neighbourhoods in East Lothian152
East Lothian in brief

East Lothian’s average house price was £282,500 in July 2026.

Full-time workers living in East Lothian earned a median of £38,714 in 2025.

A home in East Lothian costs 7.3 times local full-time pay.

East Lothian had 112,288 usual residents at the census.