Who lives in EH7 5FA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH7 5FA, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,391 (2024)
EH7 5FACity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH7 5FA
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 5FA (Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North) (about 1,391 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 30–34, at 17.2% of residents. 38.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 8% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.3% of residents are female and 49.2% male.
- Female50.3%51.4%
- Male49.2%48.6%
Relationship status
31% of adults in the EH7 5FA area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 57.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
86.9% of residents in the EH7 5FA area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good53.9%47.9%
- Good33%30.9%
- Fair9.5%14.2%
- Bad3%5.3%
- Very bad0.6%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.