Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

EH4 area guide

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

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 65,824 (2024)

EH4Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH4 is like

The EH4 postcode district in City of Edinburgh covers 1,701 live postcodes and is home to about 65,824 people in 28,386 households. 65.5% of households own their home, 16.3% rent privately and 16% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH4 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.2/ 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, 49 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

18 schools in EH4. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH4 differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
16.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

EH4 FAQs

Is EH4 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.2 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.1% of residents. 65.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (49.7%).

Which council covers EH4?

The local authority for EH4 is City of Edinburgh.

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

How well connected is EH4?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 49 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), 1.7 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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