Postcode district · Midlothian

EH19 area guide

Who lives in EH19, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 22,212 (2024)

EH19Postcode district · Midlothian

At a glance

What EH19 is like

The EH19 postcode district in Midlothian covers 425 live postcodes and is home to about 22,212 people in 7,724 households. 73.7% of households own their home, 6.1% rent privately and 18% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 63.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH19 compares

Headline figures for EH19, 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

50per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Midlothian a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 37 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in EH19. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH19 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 6.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
73.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH19 FAQs

Is EH19 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH19 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Midlothian recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH19?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.3% of residents. 73.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (28.8%).

Which council covers EH19?

The local authority for EH19 is Midlothian.

EH19 comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH19?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 37 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Eskbank Rail Station, 1.1 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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