Village · Midlothian

Gowkshill

Mayfield built-up area population 14,283 · Postcode EH23 · Scotland

Gowkshill is part of the Mayfield built-up area. There are no separate figures for Gowkshill, so broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Mayfield built-up area. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Gowkshill itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Mayfield built-up area
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Gowkshill
    Roughly where Gowkshill is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Gowkshill itself.
  • Centre of Gowkshill
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband171.2 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now=+3% on par with national averageMayfield built-up areaView coverage →
Schools10 schools9 primary, 1 secondary · with pupil numbersMayfield built-up area and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene80% pass41 of 51 businesses pass (Scotland's scheme)▼-14% notably below national averageMayfield built-up areaView ratings →
Flood riskRiver South EskNearest riverCentre of GowkshillView assessment →
Businesses348Top: Construction, Retail & wholesale, Real estate▼-71% well below national averageMayfield built-up areaView directory →
Planning301Within 5 km, 12 months · 18 in last 30 days · 89 pending · 195 approved · Midlothian councilWithin 5 km of GowkshillView applications →
TransportNewtongrange1.3 km awayNearest to GowkshillLive departures →
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