Drum Brae/Gyle
vs Pentland Hills

Pentland Hills 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 22%).

Drum Brae/Gyle

584 postcodes

Pentland Hills

745 postcodes

City of Edinburgh

city average

People

Drum Brae/Gyle has 23,624 residents in 10,823 households; Pentland Hills has 32,065 in 13,453. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1 percentage point more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

23,624Residents (2021)

32,065Residents (2021)

514,024Residents (2021)

10,823Households

13,453Households

238,578Households

14.9%Aged 15–29

18.0%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 15–29

18.3%Aged 65 and over

17.8%Aged 65 and over

15.9%Aged 65 and over

34.5%Living alone

33.5%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 40% in Pentland Hills. Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 12 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 4 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

74.3%Owner-occupied

62.3%Owner-occupied

60.2%Owner-occupied

12.5%Private renting

8.5%Private renting

23.0%Private renting

12.1%Social renting

28.4%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

17.9%Detached houses

23.4%Detached houses

11.3%Detached houses

23.3%Semi-detached houses

12.8%Semi-detached houses

22.7%Terraced houses

12.0%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

35.3%Flats

40.4%Flats

60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 21.9 percentage points more than Pentland Hills (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Drum Brae/Gyle, and 49 in Pentland Hills. The typical postcode is 437 m from the nearest school in Drum Brae/Gyle and 351 m in Pentland Hills. The typical postcode is 1,707 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Drum Brae/Gyle and 1,005 m in Pentland Hills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Drum Brae/Gyle and 92% in Pentland Hills.

44.3%Green space within 500 m

22.4%Green space within 500 m

31.7%Green space within 500 m

89Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

132Services within 15 min (median)

437 mNearest school (median)

351 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

98.0%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.

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.

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.

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

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Drum Brae/Gylevs Pentland Hills