Inverleith
vs Leith Walk

Leith Walk has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Inverleith. Inverleith has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 28%).

Inverleith

801 postcodes

Leith Walk

641 postcodes

City of Edinburgh

city average

People

Inverleith has 29,849 residents in 14,577 households; Leith Walk has 32,601 in 17,769. Inverleith has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 10.4 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Leith Walk has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 9.1 percentage points more than Inverleith (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

29,849Residents (2021)

32,601Residents (2021)

514,024Residents (2021)

14,577Households

17,769Households

238,578Households

18.0%Aged 15–29

31.9%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 15–29

19.7%Aged 65 and over

9.3%Aged 65 and over

15.9%Aged 65 and over

40.0%Living alone

49.1%Living alone

38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Inverleith and 89% in Leith Walk. Inverleith has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 19.8 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Leith Walk has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 14.7 percentage points more than Inverleith (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

68.9%Owner-occupied

49.1%Owner-occupied

60.2%Owner-occupied

23.2%Private renting

37.9%Private renting

23.0%Private renting

6.6%Social renting

12.1%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

10.3%Detached houses

0.6%Detached houses

11.3%Detached houses

12.2%Semi-detached houses

1.6%Semi-detached houses

12.8%Semi-detached houses

11.9%Terraced houses

6.4%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

60.5%Flats

89.4%Flats

60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Inverleith has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 10.2 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 198 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Inverleith, and 474 in Leith Walk. The typical postcode is 422 m from the nearest school in Inverleith and 260 m in Leith Walk. The typical postcode is 1,660 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Inverleith and 513 m in Leith Walk. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Inverleith and 90% in Leith Walk.

38.5%Green space within 500 m

28.3%Green space within 500 m

31.7%Green space within 500 m

198Services within 15 min (median)

474Services within 15 min (median)

132Services within 15 min (median)

422 mNearest school (median)

260 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

513 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

92.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

90.5%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.

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.

Leith Walk

Leith Walk is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 32,601 people in 17,769 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.

More comparisons.

Inverleith and Leith Walk next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

Inverleith vs Forth Inverleith vs City Centre Inverleith vs Corstorphine/Murrayfield Leith Walk vs Leith Leith Walk vs City Centre Leith Walk vs Craigentinny/Duddingston Leith Walk vs Forth All wards of City of Edinburgh

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