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EH5 2HU area guide

Who lives in EH5 2HU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Boswall and Pilton
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 763 (2024)

EH5 2HUCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH5 2HU is like

EH5 2HU is a postcode in the Boswall and Pilton 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 763 people. 77.4% of households own their home, 18% rent privately and 2.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 71% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH5 2HU compares

Headline figures for EH5 2HU, 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

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, 51 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH5 2HU differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
18% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
77.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH5 2HU FAQs

Is EH5 2HU 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH5 2HU 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 EH5 2HU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 10.6% of residents. 77.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (53%).

Which council covers EH5 2HU?

The local authority for EH5 2HU is City of Edinburgh.

EH5 2HU comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH5 2HU?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 51 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing, 1.2 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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