Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

EH15 area guide

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

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 24,683 (2024)

EH15Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH15 is like

The EH15 postcode district in City of Edinburgh covers 624 live postcodes and is home to about 24,683 people in 10,538 households. 70.3% of households own their home, 11.6% rent privately and 15.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH15 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.1/ 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, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in EH15. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH15 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
70.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH15 FAQs

Is EH15 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.1 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.8% of residents. 70.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (42.2%).

Which council covers EH15?

The local authority for EH15 is City of Edinburgh.

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

How well connected is EH15?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 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, 0.5 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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