Drum Brae/Gyle
vs Inverleith

Inverleith has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Drum Brae/Gyle. Drum Brae/Gyle has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 39%).

Drum Brae/Gyle

584 postcodes

Inverleith

801 postcodes

City of Edinburgh

city average

People

Drum Brae/Gyle has 23,624 residents in 10,823 households; Inverleith has 29,849 in 14,577. Inverleith has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 1.4 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Inverleith has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 5.5 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

23,624Residents (2021)

29,849Residents (2021)

514,024Residents (2021)

10,823Households

14,577Households

238,578Households

14.9%Aged 15–29

18.0%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 15–29

18.3%Aged 65 and over

19.7%Aged 65 and over

15.9%Aged 65 and over

34.5%Living alone

40.0%Living alone

38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Drum Brae/Gyle and 61% in Inverleith. Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 5.4 percentage points more than Inverleith (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Inverleith has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 10.7 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

74.3%Owner-occupied

68.9%Owner-occupied

60.2%Owner-occupied

12.5%Private renting

23.2%Private renting

23.0%Private renting

12.1%Social renting

6.6%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

17.9%Detached houses

10.3%Detached houses

11.3%Detached houses

23.3%Semi-detached houses

12.2%Semi-detached houses

12.8%Semi-detached houses

22.7%Terraced houses

11.9%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

35.3%Flats

60.5%Flats

60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 5.8 percentage points more than Inverleith (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Drum Brae/Gyle, and 198 in Inverleith. The typical postcode is 437 m from the nearest school in Drum Brae/Gyle and 422 m in Inverleith. The typical postcode is 1,707 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Drum Brae/Gyle and 1,660 m in Inverleith. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Drum Brae/Gyle and 92% in Inverleith.

44.3%Green space within 500 m

38.5%Green space within 500 m

31.7%Green space within 500 m

89Services within 15 min (median)

198Services within 15 min (median)

132Services within 15 min (median)

437 mNearest school (median)

422 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

98.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

92.1%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.

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.

Inverleith

Inverleith is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 29,849 people in 14,577 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Drum Brae/Gyle and Inverleith next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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