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EH15 3LE area guide

Who lives in EH15 3LE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 845 (2024)

EH15 3LECity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH15 3LE is like

EH15 3LE is a postcode in the Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall 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 845 people. 73.9% of households own their home, 11.1% rent privately and 9.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 62.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH15 3LE compares

Headline figures for EH15 3LE, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 50 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 EH15 3LE differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
73.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH15 3LE FAQs

Is EH15 3LE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 EH15 3LE 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 EH15 3LE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 10.1% of residents. 73.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35.9%).

Which council covers EH15 3LE?

The local authority for EH15 3LE is City of Edinburgh.

EH15 3LE comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH15 3LE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 50 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, 0.6 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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