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EH22 4RY area guide

Who lives in EH22 4RY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Newtongrange
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
749 (2024)
At a glance

What EH22 4RY is like

EH22 4RY is a postcode in the Newtongrange area of Midlothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 749 people. 59.6% of households own their home, 11.6% rent privately and 28.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH22 4RY compares

Headline figures for EH22 4RY, 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
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 26 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
5

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

Questions

EH22 4RY FAQs

01
Is EH22 4RY 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is EH22 4RY 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.
03
Who lives in EH22 4RY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.7% of residents. 59.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (60.2%).
04
Which council covers EH22 4RY?

The local authority for EH22 4RY is Midlothian.

EH22 4RY comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is EH22 4RY?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 26 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Newtongrange Rail Station, 0.4 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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