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Portobello/Craigmillar
vs Southside/Newington

Southside/Newington has the younger population: 46% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Portobello/Craigmillar. Southside/Newington has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 34%).

Map of City of Edinburgh with Portobello/Craigmillar highlighted
Portobello/Craigmillar
890 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh with Southside/Newington highlighted
Southside/Newington
784 postcodes
Map of City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
city average

People

Portobello/Craigmillar has 33,891 residents in 15,535 households; Southside/Newington has 36,134 in 13,946. Portobello/Craigmillar has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.5 percentage points more than Southside/Newington (City of Edinburgh: 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (37% and 36%).

33,891Residents (2021)
36,134Residents (2021)
514,024Residents (2021)
15,535Households
13,946Households
238,578Households
16.9%Aged 15–29
45.9%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 65 and over
14.3%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
36.7%Living alone
36.3%Living alone
38.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Portobello/Craigmillar and 67% in Southside/Newington. Portobello/Craigmillar has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 6 percentage points more than Southside/Newington (City of Edinburgh: 60%). Southside/Newington has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 21.7 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 23%).

60.3%Owner-occupied
54.3%Owner-occupied
60.2%Owner-occupied
12.9%Private renting
34.6%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
25.7%Social renting
9.8%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
15.2%Detached houses
6.6%Detached houses
11.3%Detached houses
16.2%Semi-detached houses
9.6%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
20.7%Terraced houses
8.9%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
44.9%Flats
66.7%Flats
60.0%Flats

Surroundings

Southside/Newington has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 2.9 percentage points more than Portobello/Craigmillar (City of Edinburgh: 32%). A typical postcode has 123 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Portobello/Craigmillar, and 289 in Southside/Newington. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Portobello/Craigmillar and 551 m in Southside/Newington. The typical postcode is 1,437 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Portobello/Craigmillar and 2,172 m in Southside/Newington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Portobello/Craigmillar and 82% in Southside/Newington.

34.0%Green space within 500 m
36.9%Green space within 500 m
31.7%Green space within 500 m
123Services within 15 min (median)
289Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
551 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
97.1%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.

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.

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.

Portobello/Craigmillar and Southside/Newington next to other wards of City of Edinburgh.

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