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EH13 9LL area guide

Who lives in EH13 9LL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Oxgangs
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 449 (2024)

EH13 9LLCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH13 9LL is like

EH13 9LL is a postcode in the Oxgangs 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 449 people. 59.8% of households own their home, 5.6% rent privately and 30.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH13 9LL compares

Headline figures for EH13 9LL, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 40 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH13 9LL differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 5.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH13 9LL FAQs

Is EH13 9LL 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH13 9LL 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 EH13 9LL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 59.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (48.1%).

Which council covers EH13 9LL?

The local authority for EH13 9LL is City of Edinburgh.

EH13 9LL comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH13 9LL?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 40 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Slateford Rail Station, 1.7 miles 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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