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Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
vs Morningside

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart has the younger population: 31% of residents are aged 15–29, against 30% in Morningside. Morningside has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 35%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart highlighted
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
540 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Morningside highlighted
Morningside
730 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart has 24,041 residents in 11,548 households; Morningside has 31,187 in 13,719. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart has the higher share of people living alone: 44%, 11.4 percentage points more than Morningside (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

24,041Residents (2021)
31,187Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
11,548Households
13,719Households
238,578Households
31.1%Aged 15–29
29.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
15.4%Aged 65 and over
16.4%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
43.9%Living alone
32.5%Living alone
38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 73% of homes in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart and 69% in Morningside. Morningside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 7 percentage points more than Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Morningside has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 2.7 percentage points more than Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

59.0%Owner-occupied
66.0%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
28.6%Private renting
31.3%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
11.2%Social renting
1.9%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
10.9%Detached houses
8.7%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
5.7%Semi-detached houses
6.8%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
9.2%Terraced houses
9.4%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
72.5%Flats
68.5%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Morningside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 3.8 percentage points more than Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 252 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, and 257 in Morningside. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart and 362 m in Morningside. The typical postcode is 668 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart and 1,623 m in Morningside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart and 95% in Morningside.

35.0%Green space within 500 m
38.8%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
252Services within 15 min (median)
257Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
371 mNearest school (median)
362 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
668 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
93.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%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.

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 24,041 people in 11,548 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 35% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% above the City of Edinburgh average.

Morningside

Morningside is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 31,187 people in 13,719 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart and Morningside next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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