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County or areaCity of Edinburgh
Postcode districtEH1
Telephone code0131
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:26 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:41 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,240 residentsin the Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street census areaMedian age 24.02,412 households24% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright20% social rented, 54% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting11.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,693 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 11% go by car, 17% take public transport, 31% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%, other languages 20%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C726 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEdinburgh Calton Hillhistoric site · under a mileDugald Stewart Monumenthistoric site · under a mileJOIVY Thirty Castle Streetcastle · under a mileRoyal Edinburgh Castlecastle · under a mileLochend Lochlake · 1.1 miSt Margaret's Lochlake · 1.1 miLeith Street Bridgebridge · under a mileCalton Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHolyrood Parkpark · under a mile · 236 haCalton Hillpark · under a mile · 7 haRoyal Botanic Garden and Arboretumpark · under a mile · 25 haWarriston Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haEast Scotland Street Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a milePrestonfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 40 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197930 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202110 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFindlay Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryAnnandale Medical Practice30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBroughton Pharmacy51 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist103 Dental & Implant Practiceunder a milePolice stationGayfield Police StationEdinburghright hereCash machineThe Bank of New York Europe2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools27 primary, 7 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)under a mileSecondaryDrummond Community High Schoolunder a milePrimaryLeith Walk Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI7.2 miRailway stationEdinburghunder a mileTramPicardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)under a mileBus stationBus StationEdinburghunder a mileFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing1.7 miBus stops295 within a mileCar parkQ-Park OMNIEdinburgh5 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationEdinburgh2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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