Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

EH28 area guide

Who lives in EH28, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 6,760 (2024)

EH28Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH28 is like

The EH28 postcode district in City of Edinburgh covers 142 live postcodes and is home to about 6,760 people in 2,351 households. 73.3% of households own their home, 11.8% rent privately and 13.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 65.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH28 compares

Headline figures for EH28, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.7/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

74per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in City of Edinburgh a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools in EH28. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH28 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
73.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH28 FAQs

Is EH28 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH28 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. City of Edinburgh recorded 74 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH28?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 73.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (32.4%).

Which council covers EH28?

The local authority for EH28 is City of Edinburgh.

EH28 comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH28?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Ingliston Park & Ride (Edinburgh Trams), 1.5 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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