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Drum Brae/Gyle
vs Sighthill/Gorgie

Sighthill/Gorgie has the younger population: 30% 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 28%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Drum Brae/Gyle highlighted
Drum Brae/Gyle
584 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

Drum Brae/Gyle has 23,624 residents in 10,823 households; Sighthill/Gorgie has 30,906 in 15,619. Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 6.9 percentage points more than Sighthill/Gorgie (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Sighthill/Gorgie has the higher share of people living alone: 46%, 11.1 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

23,624Residents (2021)
30,906Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
10,823Households
15,619Households
238,578Households
14.9%Aged 15–29
29.6%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 65 and over
11.4%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
34.5%Living alone
45.6%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 80% in Sighthill/Gorgie. Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 29.5 percentage points more than Sighthill/Gorgie (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Sighthill/Gorgie has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 22.1 percentage points more than Drum Brae/Gyle (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

74.3%Owner-occupied
44.8%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
12.5%Private renting
34.6%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
12.1%Social renting
19.1%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
17.9%Detached houses
1.9%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
8.1%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
22.7%Terraced houses
8.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
35.3%Flats
80.1%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Drum Brae/Gyle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 16.2 percentage points more than Sighthill/Gorgie (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Drum Brae/Gyle, and 158 in Sighthill/Gorgie. The typical postcode is 437 m from the nearest school in Drum Brae/Gyle and 284 m in Sighthill/Gorgie. The typical postcode is 1,707 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Drum Brae/Gyle and 594 m in Sighthill/Gorgie. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Drum Brae/Gyle and 98% in Sighthill/Gorgie.

44.3%Green space within 500 m
28.1%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
89Services within 15 min (median)
158Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
437 mNearest school (median)
284 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
594 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
98.0%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.

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.

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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