Colinton/Fairmilehead
vs Liberton/Gilmerton
Liberton/Gilmerton has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Colinton/Fairmilehead. Colinton/Fairmilehead has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Colinton/Fairmilehead has 24,463 residents in 10,263 households; Liberton/Gilmerton has 37,480 in 17,019. Colinton/Fairmilehead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 3.8 percentage points more than Liberton/Gilmerton (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Liberton/Gilmerton has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 5 percentage points more than Colinton/Fairmilehead (City of Edinburgh: 39%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Colinton/Fairmilehead (34%) and flats in Liberton/Gilmerton (31%). Colinton/Fairmilehead has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 11.3 percentage points more than Liberton/Gilmerton (City of Edinburgh: 60%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 11%).
Surroundings
Colinton/Fairmilehead has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 11.4 percentage points more than Liberton/Gilmerton (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Colinton/Fairmilehead, and 83 in Liberton/Gilmerton. The typical postcode is 542 m from the nearest school in Colinton/Fairmilehead and 414 m in Liberton/Gilmerton. The typical postcode is 2,403 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colinton/Fairmilehead and 3,963 m in Liberton/Gilmerton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Colinton/Fairmilehead and 96% in Liberton/Gilmerton.
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.
Colinton/Fairmilehead is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 24,463 people in 10,263 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the City of Edinburgh average.
Liberton/Gilmerton is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 37,480 people in 17,019 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the City of Edinburgh average.
More comparisons.
Colinton/Fairmilehead and Liberton/Gilmerton next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.