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EH23 area guide

Who lives in EH23, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Population
12,882 (2024)
At a glance

What EH23 is like

The EH23 postcode district in Midlothian covers 302 live postcodes and is home to about 12,882 people in 4,858 households. 60.9% of households own their home, 10.3% rent privately and 25.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 64.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH23 compares

Headline figures for EH23, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.5/ 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, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
5

5 schools in EH23. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

EH23 FAQs

01
Is EH23 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.5 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 EH23 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 EH23?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.8% of residents. 60.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (29.8%).
04
Which council covers EH23?

The local authority for EH23 is Midlothian.

EH23 comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is EH23?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Gorebridge Rail Station, 0.2 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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