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Corstorphine/Murrayfield
vs Pentland Hills

Pentland Hills has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has more green space nearby (43% within 500 m, against 22%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Corstorphine/Murrayfield highlighted
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
719 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Pentland Hills highlighted
Pentland Hills
745 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Corstorphine/Murrayfield has 23,390 residents in 10,852 households; Pentland Hills has 32,065 in 13,453. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 7.2 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (34% and 34%).

23,390Residents (2021)
32,065Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
10,852Households
13,453Households
238,578Households
13.9%Aged 15–29
18.0%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 65 and over
17.8%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
34.1%Living alone
33.5%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 40% in Pentland Hills. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 19 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 5.9 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

81.3%Owner-occupied
62.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
14.4%Private renting
8.5%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
3.2%Social renting
28.4%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
16.7%Detached houses
23.4%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
12.0%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
44.2%Flats
40.4%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 43%, 21 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 143 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Corstorphine/Murrayfield, and 49 in Pentland Hills. The typical postcode is 502 m from the nearest school in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 351 m in Pentland Hills. The typical postcode is 773 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 1,005 m in Pentland Hills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 92% in Pentland Hills.

43.4%Green space within 500 m
22.4%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
143Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
502 mNearest school (median)
351 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
773 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.9%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.

Pentland Hills

Pentland Hills is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 32,065 people in 13,453 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

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

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