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Corstorphine/Murrayfield
vs Sighthill/Gorgie

Sighthill/Gorgie has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Corstorphine/Murrayfield. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has more green space nearby (43% within 500 m, against 28%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Corstorphine/Murrayfield highlighted
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
719 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Sighthill/Gorgie highlighted
Sighthill/Gorgie
708 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Corstorphine/Murrayfield has 23,390 residents in 10,852 households; Sighthill/Gorgie has 30,906 in 15,619. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 13.6 percentage points more than Sighthill/Gorgie (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Sighthill/Gorgie has the higher share of people living alone: 46%, 11.5 percentage points more than Corstorphine/Murrayfield (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

23,390Residents (2021)
30,906Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
10,852Households
15,619Households
238,578Households
13.9%Aged 15–29
29.6%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 65 and over
11.4%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
34.1%Living alone
45.6%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 80% in Sighthill/Gorgie. Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 36.5 percentage points more than Sighthill/Gorgie (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Sighthill/Gorgie has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 20.2 percentage points more than Corstorphine/Murrayfield (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

81.3%Owner-occupied
44.8%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
14.4%Private renting
34.6%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
3.2%Social renting
19.1%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
16.7%Detached houses
1.9%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
20.7%Semi-detached houses
8.1%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
15.0%Terraced houses
8.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
44.2%Flats
80.1%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Corstorphine/Murrayfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 43%, 15.3 percentage points more than Sighthill/Gorgie (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 143 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Corstorphine/Murrayfield, and 158 in Sighthill/Gorgie. The typical postcode is 502 m from the nearest school in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 284 m in Sighthill/Gorgie. The typical postcode is 773 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 594 m in Sighthill/Gorgie. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Corstorphine/Murrayfield and 98% in Sighthill/Gorgie.

43.4%Green space within 500 m
28.1%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
143Services within 15 min (median)
158Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
502 mNearest school (median)
284 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
773 mNearest tram or rail (median)
594 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.6%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.

Sighthill/Gorgie

Sighthill/Gorgie is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 30,906 people in 15,619 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the City of Edinburgh average.

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