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EH4 2QL area guide

Who lives in EH4 2QL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Drylaw
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 946 (2024)

EH4 2QLCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH4 2QL is like

EH4 2QL is a postcode in the Drylaw area of City of Edinburgh. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 946 people. 62.2% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 25.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH4 2QL compares

Headline figures for EH4 2QL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 45 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH4 2QL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH4 2QL FAQs

Is EH4 2QL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 EH4 2QL 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 EH4 2QL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.4% of residents. 62.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (50.1%).

Which council covers EH4 2QL?

The local authority for EH4 2QL is City of Edinburgh.

EH4 2QL comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH4 2QL?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 45 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh Trams), 1.6 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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