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Tranent East

Middle area

The west of the East Lothian. 4,021 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Tranent East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,172
1,621st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Tranent East

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across East Lothian

How Tranent East compares

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

Tranent EastMiddle
Population26 middle areas, East Lothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 2,392 to 6,251. The middle area is 4,325. Tranent East is 4,172.
4,17211th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 middle areas, East Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Tranent East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 middle areas, East Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 66.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 91.7%. Tranent East is 97.8%.
97.8%3rd highest
Claimant rate26 middle areas, East Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Lothian26 areas from 1.3% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.5%. Tranent East is 3.9%.
3.9%2nd highest

What is the population of Tranent East?

Tranent East had 4,172 usual residents at the census.

Tranent East is the 1,621st least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of East Lothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Lothian and not Tranent East alone. See East Lothian

Average house price
£286,314
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,714
168th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 168th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
116,460
Up 1.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Tranent East in brief

Tranent East had 4,172 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Tranent East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tranent East, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tranent East, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.