Who lives in EH7 5SU
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH7 5SU, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,391 (2024)
EH7 5SUCity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH7 5SU
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 5SU (Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North) (about 1,391 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 30–34, at 19.7% of residents. 48.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 8.1% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
47.6% of residents are female and 53.2% male.
- Female47.6%51.4%
- Male53.2%48.6%
Relationship status
17.1% of adults in the EH7 5SU area are married or in a civil partnership, less than half the Scotland average of 44%. 73.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
82.1% of residents in the EH7 5SU area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good48%47.9%
- Good34.1%30.9%
- Fair11.8%14.2%
- Bad3.9%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.