Almond
vs Inverleith

Inverleith has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Almond. Inverleith has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 24%).

Almond

1,161 postcodes

Inverleith

801 postcodes

City of Edinburgh

city average

People

Almond has 35,035 residents in 14,835 households; Inverleith has 29,849 in 14,577. Inverleith has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 1.5 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Inverleith has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 10.5 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

35,035Residents (2021)

29,849Residents (2021)

514,024Residents (2021)

14,835Households

14,577Households

238,578Households

14.1%Aged 15–29

18.0%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 15–29

18.2%Aged 65 and over

19.7%Aged 65 and over

15.9%Aged 65 and over

29.5%Living alone

40.0%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 61% in Inverleith. Almond has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 4.3 percentage points more than Inverleith (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Inverleith has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 13.9 percentage points more than Almond (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

73.2%Owner-occupied

68.9%Owner-occupied

60.2%Owner-occupied

9.3%Private renting

23.2%Private renting

23.0%Private renting

16.8%Social renting

6.6%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

27.1%Detached houses

10.3%Detached houses

11.3%Detached houses

21.9%Semi-detached houses

12.2%Semi-detached houses

12.8%Semi-detached houses

20.1%Terraced houses

11.9%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

29.6%Flats

60.5%Flats

60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Inverleith has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 14.9 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 198 in Inverleith. The typical postcode is 475 m from the nearest school in Almond and 422 m in Inverleith. The typical postcode is 2,666 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Almond and 1,660 m in Inverleith. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Almond and 92% in Inverleith.

23.6%Green space within 500 m

38.5%Green space within 500 m

31.7%Green space within 500 m

49Services within 15 min (median)

198Services within 15 min (median)

132Services within 15 min (median)

475 mNearest school (median)

422 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)

92.1%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.

Inverleith

Inverleith is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 29,849 people in 14,577 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Almond and Inverleith next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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