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Dunbar and East Linton

Ward

The east of the East Lothian. About 16,005 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 188 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 84% of people in Dunbar and East Linton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,655
664th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
84%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dunbar and East Linton compares

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

Dunbar and East LintonMiddle
Population6 wards, East Lothian · 2021
Population: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 14,632 to 21,556. The middle area is 19,808. Dunbar and East Linton is 15,655.
15,6552nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares6 wards, East Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 0.0% to 97.0%. The middle area is 74.0%. Dunbar and East Linton is 84.0%.
84%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage6 wards, East Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 80.8% to 94.9%. The middle area is 87.2%. Dunbar and East Linton is 88.0%.
88.0%3rd highest
Claimant rate6 wards, East Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Lothian6 areas from 1.7% to 3.1%. The middle area is 2.5%. Dunbar and East Linton is 2.4%.
2.4%3rd lowest

What is the population of Dunbar and East Linton?

Dunbar and East Linton had 15,655 usual residents at the census.

Dunbar and East Linton is the 664th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of East Lothian, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Lothian and not Dunbar and East Linton 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
Dunbar and East Linton in brief

Dunbar and East Linton had 15,655 usual residents at the census.

About 84% of people in Dunbar and East Linton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dunbar and East Linton, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dunbar and East Linton, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.