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EH20 9QA area guide

Who lives in EH20 9QA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Straiton
Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 502 (2024)

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At a glance

What EH20 9QA is like

EH20 9QA is a postcode in the Straiton area of Midlothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 502 people. 88.1% of households own their home, 5.8% rent privately and 4.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 40.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH20 9QA compares

Headline figures for EH20 9QA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH20 9QA differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
43% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
88.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH20 9QA FAQs

Is EH20 9QA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 EH20 9QA 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 EH20 9QA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 14.3% of residents. 88.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is caravan or mobile home (73.5%).

Which council covers EH20 9QA?

The local authority for EH20 9QA is Midlothian.

EH20 9QA comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH20 9QA?

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).

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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