Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

EH8 area guide

Who lives in EH8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 39,970 (2024)

EH8Postcode district · City of Edinburgh

At a glance

What EH8 is like

The EH8 postcode district in City of Edinburgh covers 560 live postcodes and is home to about 39,970 people in 15,270 households. 43.7% of households own their home, 37.7% rent privately and 16.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 38.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH8 compares

Headline figures for EH8, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.8/ 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

2.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in EH8. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH8 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
37.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
43.3% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
43.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

EH8 FAQs

Is EH8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.8 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH8 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 EH8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 25.7% of residents. 43.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (78.5%).

Which council covers EH8?

The local authority for EH8 is City of Edinburgh.

EH8 comes under City of Edinburgh in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH8?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Edinburgh Rail Station, 0.9 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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