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Leith Walk
vs Portobello/Craigmillar

Leith Walk has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Portobello/Craigmillar. Portobello/Craigmillar has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 28%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Leith Walk highlighted
Leith Walk
641 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Portobello/Craigmillar highlighted
Portobello/Craigmillar
890 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Leith Walk has 32,601 residents in 17,769 households; Portobello/Craigmillar has 33,891 in 15,535. Portobello/Craigmillar has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 6.5 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Leith Walk has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 12.4 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

32,601Residents (2021)
33,891Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
17,769Households
15,535Households
238,578Households
31.9%Aged 15–29
16.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
9.3%Aged 65 and over
15.8%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
49.1%Living alone
36.7%Living alone
38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 89% of homes in Leith Walk and 45% in Portobello/Craigmillar. Portobello/Craigmillar has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 11.2 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Leith Walk has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 25 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

49.1%Owner-occupied
60.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
37.9%Private renting
12.9%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
12.1%Social renting
25.7%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
0.6%Detached houses
15.2%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
1.6%Semi-detached houses
16.2%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
6.4%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
89.4%Flats
44.9%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Portobello/Craigmillar has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 5.7 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 474 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leith Walk, and 123 in Portobello/Craigmillar. The typical postcode is 260 m from the nearest school in Leith Walk and 439 m in Portobello/Craigmillar. The typical postcode is 513 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leith Walk and 1,437 m in Portobello/Craigmillar. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Leith Walk and 97% in Portobello/Craigmillar.

28.3%Green space within 500 m
34.0%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
474Services within 15 min (median)
123Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
260 mNearest school (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
513 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
90.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.1%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 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.

Portobello/Craigmillar

Portobello/Craigmillar is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 33,891 people in 15,535 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Leith Walk and Portobello/Craigmillar next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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