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EH5 3RT area guide

Who lives in EH5 3RT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Trinity West and Wardie
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 576 (2024)

EH5 3RTCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH5 3RT is like

EH5 3RT is a postcode in the Trinity West and Wardie 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 576 people. 61.1% of households own their home, 24.7% rent privately and 10.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 65.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH5 3RT compares

Headline figures for EH5 3RT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 30 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH5 3RT differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
24.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
24.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

EH5 3RT FAQs

Is EH5 3RT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is EH5 3RT 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 3RT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 12.9% of residents. 61.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (77.6%).

Which council covers EH5 3RT?

The local authority for EH5 3RT is City of Edinburgh.

EH5 3RT comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH5 3RT?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 30 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing, 0.5 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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