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EH15 2AJ area guide

Who lives in EH15 2AJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Portobello
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
560 (2024)
At a glance

What EH15 2AJ is like

EH15 2AJ is a postcode in the Portobello 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 560 people. 67% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 17.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 61.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH15 2AJ compares

Headline figures for EH15 2AJ, 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, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
5

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

Questions

EH15 2AJ FAQs

01
Is EH15 2AJ 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).
02
Is EH15 2AJ 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.
03
Who lives in EH15 2AJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.3% of residents. 67% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (76%).
04
Which council covers EH15 2AJ?

The local authority for EH15 2AJ is City of Edinburgh.

EH15 2AJ comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is EH15 2AJ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Brunstane Rail Station, 0.8 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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