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EH16 4SS area guide

Who lives in EH16 4SS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Fernieside and Moredun South
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 796 (2024)

EH16 4SSCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH16 4SS is like

EH16 4SS is a postcode in the Fernieside and Moredun South 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 796 people. 69.4% of households own their home, 22.2% rent privately and 4.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 64.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH16 4SS compares

Headline figures for EH16 4SS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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, 28 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 EH16 4SS differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
22.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
23.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

EH16 4SS FAQs

Is EH16 4SS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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 EH16 4SS 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 EH16 4SS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 10.2% of residents. 69.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (44.7%).

Which council covers EH16 4SS?

The local authority for EH16 4SS is City of Edinburgh.

EH16 4SS comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH16 4SS?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 28 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Shawfair Rail Station, 1.6 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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