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EH33

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Tranent, Macmerry and The Heugh, in East Lothian.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EH33 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 88% of people in EH33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,687
Joint 988th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
88%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EH33 compares

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

EH33Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH33 is 14,687.
14,68727th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares54 postcode districts, EH · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 22.0%. EH33 is 88.0%.
88%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage54 postcode districts, EH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 30.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.9%. EH33 is 96.1%.
96.1%11th highest
Claimant rate53 postcode districts, EH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in EH53 areas from 0.0% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.4%. EH33 is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 17th highest

What is the population of EH33?

EH33 had 14,687 usual residents at the census.

EH33 is the joint 988th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH33

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Humbie Gifford Garvald - 01412No figureNo figure100.0%
Macmerry Longniddry - 01803No figureNo figure99.7%
Macmerry Longniddry - 02634No figureNo figure79.7%
Macmerry Longniddry - 03700No figureNo figure95.2%
Tranent East - 01654No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent East - 02855No figureNo figure99.5%
Tranent East - 03674No figureNo figure99.7%
Tranent East - 04535No figureNo figure86.0%
Tranent East - 05800No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent East - 06654No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent North Blindwells Levenhall - 03777No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent North Blindwells Levenhall - 04990No figureNo figure85.3%
Tranent South - 01772No figureNo figure92.3%
Tranent South - 02834No figureNo figure99.5%
Tranent South - 03819No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent South - 04663No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent South - 05762No figureNo figure94.5%
Tranent South - 06760No figureNo figure100.0%
Tranent South - 07864No figureNo figure94.4%
Tranent South - 08777No figureNo figure98.8%

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Middle areas in EH333

Postcode sectors in EH332

Council1

Towns in EH331

Postcode districts next to EH335

Nearest rail stations2

More in the EH postcode area2

EH33 in brief

EH33 is a postcode district covering Tranent, Macmerry and The Heugh, in East Lothian.

About 14,828 people lived in EH33 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH33 had 14,687 usual residents at the census.

About 88% of people in EH33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In EH33, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH33, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.