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EH22 5BJ area guide

Who lives in EH22 5BJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Easthouses
Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 879 (2024)

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At a glance

What EH22 5BJ is like

EH22 5BJ is a postcode in the Easthouses area of Midlothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 879 people. 62.6% of households own their home, 6.6% rent privately and 29.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 56.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH22 5BJ compares

Headline figures for EH22 5BJ, 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, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH22 5BJ differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 6.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH22 5BJ FAQs

Is EH22 5BJ 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 EH22 5BJ 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 5BJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.6% of residents. 62.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.1%).

Which council covers EH22 5BJ?

The local authority for EH22 5BJ is Midlothian.

EH22 5BJ comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH22 5BJ?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Newtongrange Rail Station, 1.3 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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