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Leith
vs Leith Walk

Leith Walk has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Leith. Leith Walk has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Leith highlighted
Leith
580 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Leith Walk highlighted
Leith Walk
641 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Leith has 23,543 residents in 12,678 households; Leith Walk has 32,601 in 17,769. Leith has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 2.3 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Leith Walk has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 4 percentage points more than Leith (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

23,543Residents (2021)
32,601Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
12,678Households
17,769Households
238,578Households
20.9%Aged 15–29
31.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
11.6%Aged 65 and over
9.3%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
45.1%Living alone
49.1%Living alone
38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 83% of homes in Leith and 89% in Leith Walk. Leith has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 51%, 2 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Leith Walk has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 10.1 percentage points more than Leith (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

51.1%Owner-occupied
49.1%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
27.8%Private renting
37.9%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
20.4%Social renting
12.1%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
1.1%Detached houses
0.6%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
3.3%Semi-detached houses
1.6%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
9.7%Terraced houses
6.4%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
83.2%Flats
89.4%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Leith Walk has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 4.3 percentage points more than Leith (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 324 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leith, and 474 in Leith Walk. The typical postcode is 403 m from the nearest school in Leith and 260 m in Leith Walk. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leith and 513 m in Leith Walk. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Leith and 90% in Leith Walk.

24.0%Green space within 500 m
28.3%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
324Services within 15 min (median)
474Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
403 mNearest school (median)
260 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
378 mNearest tram or rail (median)
513 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
91.4%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.

Leith

Leith is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 23,543 people in 12,678 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below 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.

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

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