Postcode district · Midlothian

EH26 area guide

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

Council: Midlothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 21,721 (2024)

EH26Postcode district · Midlothian

At a glance

What EH26 is like

The EH26 postcode district in Midlothian covers 565 live postcodes and is home to about 21,721 people in 8,555 households. 71.9% of households own their home, 8.8% rent privately and 16.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH26 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.3/ 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, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools in EH26. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH26 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 8.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
71.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH26 FAQs

Is EH26 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.3 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 EH26 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 71.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (31.1%).

Which council covers EH26?

The local authority for EH26 is Midlothian.

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

How well connected is EH26?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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