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EH17 8XT area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Burdiehouse South and Broomhills
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 6,228 (2024)

EH17 8XTCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH17 8XT is like

EH17 8XT is a postcode in the Burdiehouse South and Broomhills 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 6,228 people. 91.9% of households own their home, 3.8% rent privately and 2.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 64.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH17 8XT compares

Headline figures for EH17 8XT, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH17 8XT differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
22% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 3.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
91.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH17 8XT FAQs

Is EH17 8XT 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH17 8XT 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 8XT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 10.5% of residents. 91.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (56.5%).

Which council covers EH17 8XT?

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

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

How well connected is EH17 8XT?

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 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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