Who lives in EH6 8SH
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH6 8SH, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Leith (Albert Street)
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 813 (2024)
EH6 8SHCity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH6 8SH
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH6 8SH (Leith (Albert Street)) (about 813 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 21.7% of residents. 39.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 16.1% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
53.7% of residents are female and 46.2% male.
- Female53.7%51.4%
- Male46.2%48.6%
Relationship status
13.7% of adults in the EH6 8SH area are married or in a civil partnership, less than half the Scotland average of 44%. 71.2% have never married.
How residents rate their health
73.3% of residents in the EH6 8SH area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good40.9%47.9%
- Good32.5%30.9%
- Fair19.2%14.2%
- Bad6.6%5.3%
- Very bad1.2%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.