Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

EH14 area guide

Who lives in EH14, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 56,410 (2024)

EH14Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH14 is like

The EH14 postcode district in City of Edinburgh covers 1,012 live postcodes and is home to about 56,410 people in 22,648 households. 66.4% of households own their home, 12.4% rent privately and 19% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 52.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH14 compares

Headline figures for EH14, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.9/ 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, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

18 schools in EH14. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH14 differs most from the national average.

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A student area
12.7% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.

Questions

EH14 FAQs

Is EH14 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.9 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 EH14 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 EH14?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 6.8% of residents. 66.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (44.7%).

Which council covers EH14?

The local authority for EH14 is City of Edinburgh.

EH14 comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH14?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Wester Hailes Rail Station, 0.4 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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