Who lives in EH1 3LY
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH1 3LY, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 721 (2024)
EH1 3LYCity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH1 3LY
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH1 3LY (Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street) (about 721 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 27.4% of residents. 51.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 9.6% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
48.4% of residents are female and 51.6% male.
- Female48.4%51.4%
- Male51.6%48.6%
Relationship status
22% of adults in the EH1 3LY area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 69.1% have never married.
How residents rate their health
89.6% of residents in the EH1 3LY area describe their health as good or very good, above the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good59.2%47.9%
- Good30.4%30.9%
- Fair8.9%14.2%
- Bad1.8%5.3%
- Very bad0.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.