Who lives in EH7 5RX
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH7 5RX, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 723 (2024)
EH7 5RXCity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH7 5RX
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 5RX (Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North) (about 723 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 25–29, at 17.6% of residents. 43.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 11.4% are 65 or over, well below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
54.2% of residents are female and 46.2% male.
- Female54.2%51.4%
- Male46.2%48.6%
Relationship status
14.5% of adults in the EH7 5RX area are married or in a civil partnership, less than half the Scotland average of 44%. 67.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
81.2% of residents in the EH7 5RX area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good47.4%47.9%
- Good33.8%30.9%
- Fair12.9%14.2%
- Bad4.4%5.3%
- Very bad0.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.