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EH7 6PS area guide

Who lives in EH7 6PS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Restalrig (Loganlea) and Craigentinny West
Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 575 (2024)

EH7 6PSCity of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH7 6PS is like

EH7 6PS is a postcode in the Restalrig (Loganlea) and Craigentinny West 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 575 people. 66.7% of households own their home, 11% rent privately and 19.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH7 6PS compares

Headline figures for EH7 6PS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 56 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH7 6PS differs most from the national average.

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An older population
24.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

EH7 6PS FAQs

Is EH7 6PS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH7 6PS 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 EH7 6PS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.9% of residents. 66.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (50.5%).

Which council covers EH7 6PS?

The local authority for EH7 6PS is City of Edinburgh.

EH7 6PS comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH7 6PS?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 56 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams), 1.5 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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