Postcode district · Midlothian

EH22 area guide

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

Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 44,335 (2024)

EH22Postcode district · Midlothian

At a glance

What EH22 is like

The EH22 postcode district in Midlothian covers 1,114 live postcodes and is home to about 44,335 people in 16,409 households. 62.3% of households own their home, 7.9% rent privately and 27.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 60.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH22 compares

Headline figures for EH22, 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

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools in EH22. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH22 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 7.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH22 FAQs

Is EH22 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 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is EH22 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.5% of residents. 62.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (28.5%).

Which council covers EH22?

The local authority for EH22 is Midlothian.

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

How well connected is EH22?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Eskbank 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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