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EH10 5EB area guide

Who lives in EH10 5EB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Merchiston and Greenhill
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 976 (2024)

EH10 5EBCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH10 5EB is like

EH10 5EB is a postcode in the Merchiston and Greenhill area of City of Edinburgh. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 976 people. 75.5% of households own their home, 24.3% rent privately and 0.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 51.9% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Scotland.

Scores

How EH10 5EB compares

Headline figures for EH10 5EB, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

10.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

74per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in City of Edinburgh a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 43 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH10 5EB differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
24.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
19% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
21.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
04
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, making it less deprived than most of Scotland.
05
Mostly owner-occupied
75.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH10 5EB FAQs

Is EH10 5EB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is EH10 5EB safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. City of Edinburgh recorded 74 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH10 5EB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 10.9% of residents. 75.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (57.2%).

Which council covers EH10 5EB?

The local authority for EH10 5EB is City of Edinburgh.

EH10 5EB comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH10 5EB?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 43 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Haymarket Rail Station, 1 mile away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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