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Almond
vs Drum Brae/Gyle

Drum Brae/Gyle has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Almond. Drum Brae/Gyle has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Almond highlighted
Almond
1,161 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Drum Brae/Gyle highlighted
Drum Brae/Gyle
584 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Almond has 35,035 residents in 14,835 households; Drum Brae/Gyle has 23,624 in 10,823. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 5 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

35,035Residents (2021)
23,624Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
14,835Households
10,823Households
238,578Households
14.1%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 65 and over
18.3%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Living alone
34.5%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 35% in Drum Brae/Gyle. Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 1.1 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3.2 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

73.2%Owner-occupied
74.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
9.3%Private renting
12.5%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
16.8%Social renting
12.1%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
27.1%Detached houses
17.9%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
20.1%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
29.6%Flats
35.3%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 20.7 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 89 in Drum Brae/Gyle. The typical postcode is 475 m from the nearest school in Almond and 437 m in Drum Brae/Gyle. The typical postcode is 2,666 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Almond and 1,707 m in Drum Brae/Gyle. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Almond and 98% in Drum Brae/Gyle.

23.6%Green space within 500 m
44.3%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
49Services within 15 min (median)
89Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
475 mNearest school (median)
437 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
88.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.0%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.

Drum Brae/Gyle

Drum Brae/Gyle is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 23,624 people in 10,823 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 44% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

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