Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

EH16 area guide

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

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 46,000 (2024)

EH16Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH16 is like

The EH16 postcode district in City of Edinburgh covers 885 live postcodes and is home to about 46,000 people in 18,619 households. 54.9% of households own their home, 18% rent privately and 23.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 50.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH16 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.3/ 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, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

14 schools in EH16. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH16 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
18% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
20.6% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
26.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

EH16 FAQs

Is EH16 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.3 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 11.3% of residents. 54.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (45.4%).

Which council covers EH16?

The local authority for EH16 is City of Edinburgh.

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

How well connected is EH16?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 20 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Brunstane Rail Station, 2.4 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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