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Corstorphine/Murrayfield
vs Drum Brae/Gyle

Drum Brae/Gyle has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. Drum Brae/Gyle has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 43%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Corstorphine/Murrayfield highlighted
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
719 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

Corstorphine/Murrayfield has 23,390 residents in 10,852 households; Drum Brae/Gyle has 23,624 in 10,823. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 6.7 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (34% and 35%).

23,390Residents (2021)
23,624Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
10,852Households
10,823Households
238,578Households
13.9%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 65 and over
18.3%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
34.1%Living alone
34.5%Living alone
38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 35% in Drum Brae/Gyle. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 7 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1.9 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

81.3%Owner-occupied
74.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
14.4%Private renting
12.5%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
3.2%Social renting
12.1%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
16.7%Detached houses
17.9%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
20.7%Semi-detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
15.0%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
44.2%Flats
35.3%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (43% and 44%). A typical postcode has 143 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Corstorphine/Murrayfield, and 89 in Drum Brae/Gyle. The typical postcode is 502 m from the nearest school in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 437 m in Drum Brae/Gyle. The typical postcode is 773 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 1,707 m in Drum Brae/Gyle. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 98% in Drum Brae/Gyle.

43.4%Green space within 500 m
44.3%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
143Services within 15 min (median)
89Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
502 mNearest school (median)
437 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
773 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
97.3%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.

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.

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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