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Craigentinny/Duddingston
vs Portobello/Craigmillar

Craigentinny/Duddingston has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Portobello/Craigmillar. Craigentinny/Duddingston has more green space nearby (40% within 500 m, against 34%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Craigentinny/Duddingston highlighted
Craigentinny/Duddingston
631 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Portobello/Craigmillar highlighted
Portobello/Craigmillar
890 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Craigentinny/Duddingston has 29,062 residents in 15,005 households; Portobello/Craigmillar has 33,891 in 15,535. Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 1.2 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 7.8 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

29,062Residents (2021)
33,891Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
15,005Households
15,535Households
238,578Households
20.9%Aged 15–29
16.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 65 and over
15.8%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
44.5%Living alone
36.7%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 45% in Portobello/Craigmillar. Portobello/Craigmillar has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 1 percentage point more than Craigentinny/Duddingston (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 9 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

59.3%Owner-occupied
60.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
21.9%Private renting
12.9%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
17.7%Social renting
25.7%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
7.1%Detached houses
15.2%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
11.1%Semi-detached houses
16.2%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
10.8%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
69.7%Flats
44.9%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Craigentinny/Duddingston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 40%, 5.8 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Craigentinny/Duddingston, and 123 in Portobello/Craigmillar. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 439 m in Portobello/Craigmillar. The typical postcode is 2,115 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 1,437 m in Portobello/Craigmillar. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Craigentinny/Duddingston and 97% in Portobello/Craigmillar.

39.8%Green space within 500 m
34.0%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
115Services within 15 min (median)
123Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
371 mNearest school (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
98.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.1%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.

Portobello/Craigmillar

Portobello/Craigmillar is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 33,891 people in 15,535 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

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