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EH26 0QA area guide

Who lives in EH26 0QA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Pentland
Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 2,678 (2024)

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At a glance

What EH26 0QA is like

EH26 0QA is a postcode in the Pentland area of Midlothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,678 people. 66.5% of households own their home, 12% rent privately and 16.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 74.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH26 0QA compares

Headline figures for EH26 0QA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH26 0QA differs most from the national average.

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A young populationPositive
29.3% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

EH26 0QA FAQs

Is EH26 0QA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH26 0QA 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 EH26 0QA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 13.5% of residents. 66.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (49.4%).

Which council covers EH26 0QA?

The local authority for EH26 0QA is Midlothian.

EH26 0QA comes under Midlothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH26 0QA?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

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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