EH40 postcode area guide — East Lothian
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EH40 postcode district in East Lothian — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is EH40?
Broadband & internet speeds in EH40
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.1%
Gigabit-capable
71.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EH40 postcode district (East Lothian) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 68 postcodes Ofcom measures in EH40, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.1%.
Around 0% of premises in EH40 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EH40
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EH40 3AA | 100% | 96.2% |
| EH40 3AB | 100% | 90.9% |
| EH40 3AD | 100% | 0% |
| EH40 3AE | 100% | 35% |
| EH40 3AF | 100% | 33.3% |
| EH40 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| EH40 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| EH40 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| EH40 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| EH40 3AN | 100% | 92.9% |
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Mobile signal around East Lothian
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Lothian district (57,578 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
88%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
27.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
90.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
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Food hygiene ratings in EH40
27 rated food businesses operate in EH40. 25 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 2 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Bostock Bakery, D J Malcolm, East Linton After School Club, East Linton Bowling Club, East Linton Community Hall.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for East Lothian
Landlines around EH40 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.