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EH17 8EB area guide

Who lives in EH17 8EB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 739 (2024)

EH17 8EBCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH17 8EB is like

EH17 8EB is a postcode in the Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse 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 739 people. 55.9% of households own their home, 5.7% rent privately and 36% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 53% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH17 8EB compares

Headline figures for EH17 8EB, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH17 8EB differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
36% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
23.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 5.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH17 8EB FAQs

Is EH17 8EB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 EH17 8EB 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 EH17 8EB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.8% of residents. 55.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.3%).

Which council covers EH17 8EB?

The local authority for EH17 8EB is City of Edinburgh.

EH17 8EB comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH17 8EB?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 29 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, 2.9 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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