February 4 2010

The Registrar General has projected that Scotland’s population will expand by 7% over the next 25 years, rising to approximately 5.5m by 2033 before slowly declining.

On a regional level swings in population are likely to be much wilder however.

Top of the growth league will be East Lothian which could grow by as much as a third, in marked contrast to Inverclyde and Dunbartonshire which are both staring at a 10% drop.

So why is East Lothian so popular? Many have been displaced by Edinburgh’s soaring property prices whilst the area benefits from a coastal profile, countryside and strong transport links.

In attempting to accommodate the coming hordes East Lothian Council have plans for a new town, Blindwells, on a former opencast mine between Prestonpans and Tranent.

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