EH40
Postcode districtPostcode district covering East Linton, 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 EH40 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in EH40 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How EH40 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of EH40?
EH40 had 2,252 usual residents at the census.
EH40 is the 289th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in EH40
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Linton and Rural - 02 | 1,001 | No figure | No figure | 64.6% |
| East Linton and Rural - 03 | 698 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| East Linton and Rural - 04 | 950 | No figure | No figure | 77.5% |
Your MP
- Mr Douglas AlexanderLabour (Co-op)MP for Lothian East
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in EH401
Council1
Postcode districts next to EH403
Nearest rail stations1
More in the EH postcode area2
EH40 in brief
EH40 is a postcode district covering East Linton, in East Lothian.
About 2,372 people lived in EH40 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH40 had 2,252 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in EH40 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EH40, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH40, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.