Craigentinny/Duddingston
vs Leith

Leith has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Craigentinny/Duddingston. Craigentinny/Duddingston has more green space nearby (40% within 500 m, against 24%).

Craigentinny/Duddingston

631 postcodes

Leith

580 postcodes

City of Edinburgh

city average

People

Craigentinny/Duddingston has 29,062 residents in 15,005 households; Leith has 23,543 in 12,678. Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 5.4 percentage points more than Leith (City of Edinburgh: 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (45% and 45%).

29,062Residents (2021)

23,543Residents (2021)

514,024Residents (2021)

15,005Households

12,678Households

238,578Households

20.9%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 15–29

17.0%Aged 65 and over

11.6%Aged 65 and over

15.9%Aged 65 and over

44.5%Living alone

45.1%Living alone

38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 70% of homes in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 83% in Leith. Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 8.2 percentage points more than Leith (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Leith has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 5.9 percentage points more than Craigentinny/Duddingston (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

59.3%Owner-occupied

51.1%Owner-occupied

60.2%Owner-occupied

21.9%Private renting

27.8%Private renting

23.0%Private renting

17.7%Social renting

20.4%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

7.1%Detached houses

1.1%Detached houses

11.3%Detached houses

11.1%Semi-detached houses

3.3%Semi-detached houses

12.8%Semi-detached houses

10.8%Terraced houses

9.7%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

69.7%Flats

83.2%Flats

60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 40%, 15.8 percentage points more than Leith (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Craigentinny/Duddingston, and 324 in Leith. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 403 m in Leith. The typical postcode is 2,115 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 378 m in Leith. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 91% in Leith.

39.8%Green space within 500 m

24.0%Green space within 500 m

31.7%Green space within 500 m

115Services within 15 min (median)

324Services within 15 min (median)

132Services within 15 min (median)

371 mNearest school (median)

403 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

378 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

98.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

91.4%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.

Craigentinny/Duddingston

Craigentinny/Duddingston is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 29,062 people in 15,005 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% above the City of Edinburgh average.

Leith

Leith is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 23,543 people in 12,678 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Craigentinny/Duddingston and Leith next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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