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EH12 8XP area guide

Who lives in EH12 8XP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: East Craigs North
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 806 (2024)

EH12 8XPCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH12 8XP is like

EH12 8XP is a postcode in the East Craigs North 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 806 people. 47.1% of households own their home, 15.2% rent privately and 34.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 57.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH12 8XP compares

Headline figures for EH12 8XP, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. 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, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH12 8XP differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
34.4% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

EH12 8XP FAQs

Is EH12 8XP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 EH12 8XP 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 EH12 8XP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.9% of residents. 47.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (54%).

Which council covers EH12 8XP?

The local authority for EH12 8XP is City of Edinburgh.

EH12 8XP comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH12 8XP?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Edinburgh Gateway 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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