Postcode district · Midlothian

EH20 area guide

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

Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,296 (2024)

EH20Postcode district · Midlothian

At a glance

What EH20 is like

The EH20 postcode district in Midlothian covers 235 live postcodes and is home to about 12,296 people in 4,192 households. 70.5% of households own their home, 7% rent privately and 20.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 60% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH20 compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.6/ 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, 47 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in EH20. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH20 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH20 FAQs

Is EH20 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.6 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.7% of residents. 70.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (28.7%).

Which council covers EH20?

The local authority for EH20 is Midlothian.

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

How well connected is EH20?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 47 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, 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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