Leith Walk
vs Southside/Newington

Southside/Newington has the younger population: 46% of residents are aged 15–29, against 32% in Leith Walk. Southside/Newington has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 28%).

Leith Walk

641 postcodes

Southside/Newington

784 postcodes

City of Edinburgh

city average

People

Leith Walk has 32,601 residents in 17,769 households; Southside/Newington has 36,134 in 13,946. Southside/Newington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 5 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 16%). Leith Walk has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 12.8 percentage points more than Southside/Newington (City of Edinburgh: 39%).

32,601Residents (2021)

36,134Residents (2021)

514,024Residents (2021)

17,769Households

13,946Households

238,578Households

31.9%Aged 15–29

45.9%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 15–29

9.3%Aged 65 and over

14.3%Aged 65 and over

15.9%Aged 65 and over

49.1%Living alone

36.3%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 67% in Southside/Newington. Southside/Newington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 5.2 percentage points more than Leith Walk (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Leith Walk has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 3.3 percentage points more than Southside/Newington (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

49.1%Owner-occupied

54.3%Owner-occupied

60.2%Owner-occupied

37.9%Private renting

34.6%Private renting

23.0%Private renting

12.1%Social renting

9.8%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

0.6%Detached houses

6.6%Detached houses

11.3%Detached houses

1.6%Semi-detached houses

9.6%Semi-detached houses

12.8%Semi-detached houses

6.4%Terraced houses

8.9%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

89.4%Flats

66.7%Flats

60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Southside/Newington has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 8.6 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 289 in Southside/Newington. The typical postcode is 260 m from the nearest school in Leith Walk and 551 m in Southside/Newington. The typical postcode is 513 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leith Walk and 2,172 m in Southside/Newington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Leith Walk and 82% in Southside/Newington.

28.3%Green space within 500 m

36.9%Green space within 500 m

31.7%Green space within 500 m

474Services within 15 min (median)

289Services within 15 min (median)

132Services within 15 min (median)

260 mNearest school (median)

551 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

513 mNearest tram or rail (median)

2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

90.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

81.9%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.

Southside/Newington

Southside/Newington is one of 17 wards in City of Edinburgh, home to 36,134 people in 13,946 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% above the City of Edinburgh average.

More comparisons.

Leith Walk and Southside/Newington next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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Leith Walkvs Southside/Newington