Who lives in EH8 7TE
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH8 7TE, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Mountcastle
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 471 (2024)
EH8 7TECity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH8 7TE
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH8 7TE (Mountcastle) (about 471 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.6% of residents. 7.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 26.1% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52% of residents are female and 47.8% male.
- Female52%51.4%
- Male47.8%48.6%
Relationship status
56.7% of adults in the EH8 7TE area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 25.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
85.5% of residents in the EH8 7TE area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good57.9%47.9%
- Good27.6%30.9%
- Fair10.3%14.2%
- Bad2.2%5.3%
- Very bad0.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.