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EH22 1LR area guide

Who lives in EH22 1LR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North
Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 689 (2024)

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At a glance

What EH22 1LR is like

EH22 1LR is a postcode in the Danderhall, Shawfair and Midlothian North area of Midlothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 689 people. 65.5% of households own their home, 9% rent privately and 26.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 62.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH22 1LR compares

Headline figures for EH22 1LR, 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

50per 1,000

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

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH22 1LR differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH22 1LR FAQs

Is EH22 1LR 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is EH22 1LR 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 EH22 1LR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 8.4% of residents. 65.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (36.7%).

Which council covers EH22 1LR?

The local authority for EH22 1LR is Midlothian.

EH22 1LR comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH22 1LR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Shawfair Rail Station, 0.9 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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