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County or areaCity of Edinburgh
Postcode districtEH13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:26 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:41 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,375 residentsin the Colinton and Kingsknowe census areaMedian age 41.81,620 households74% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,043 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 31%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 30% go by car, 9% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C796 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileElf Lochlake · 2.0 miColinton Dellvalley · under a mileTorduff Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miWester Craiglockhart Hillhill · under a mileCraiglockhart Dellvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesColinton and Craiglockhart Dellspark · under a mile · 37 haBonaly Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 291 haSpylaw Public Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haKingsknowe Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 41 haCampbell Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haRedhall Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200349 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 20217 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.0 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,759 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryColinton Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyColinton Pharmacy LTD14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist21 Bridge Roadunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools17 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryColinton Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryOxgangs Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryFirrhill High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI5.6 miRailway stationKingsknoweunder a mileTramSaughton (Edinburgh Trams)2.0 miBus stationBus StationEdinburgh4.0 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing5.5 miBus stops95 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH13 postcode district.


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