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Almond
vs Corstorphine/Murrayfield

Almond has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has more green space nearby (43% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Almond highlighted
Almond
1,161 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Corstorphine/Murrayfield highlighted
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
719 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Almond has 35,035 residents in 14,835 households; Corstorphine/Murrayfield has 23,390 in 10,852. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 6.8 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4.6 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

35,035Residents (2021)
23,390Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
14,835Households
10,852Households
238,578Households
14.1%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 65 and over
25.0%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Living alone
34.1%Living alone
38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 30% of homes in Almond and 44% in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 8.1 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 5.1 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

73.2%Owner-occupied
81.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
9.3%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
16.8%Social renting
3.2%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
27.1%Detached houses
16.7%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
20.7%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
20.1%Terraced houses
15.0%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
29.6%Flats
44.2%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 43%, 19.8 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Almond, and 143 in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. The typical postcode is 475 m from the nearest school in Almond and 502 m in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. The typical postcode is 2,666 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Almond and 773 m in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Almond and 97% in Corstorphine/Murrayfield.

23.6%Green space within 500 m
43.4%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
49Services within 15 min (median)
143Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
475 mNearest school (median)
502 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
773 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
88.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS) · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Almond

Almond is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 35,035 people in 14,835 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the City of Edinburgh average.

Corstorphine/Murrayfield

Corstorphine/Murrayfield is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 23,390 people in 10,852 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 43% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Almond and Corstorphine/Murrayfield next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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