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County or areaCity of Edinburgh
Postcode districtEH16
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 – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,842 residentsin the Liberton East census areaMedian age 52.11,295 households88% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright1% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,427 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 38% go by car, 15% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle85% 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 higher10% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%, other languages 9%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C758 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 Castle, City Of Edinburgh, Scotlandcastle · 1.0 miHistoric Scotlandhistoric site · 1.1 miThe Innocent Railway Tunnelhistoric site · 1.8 miEllen's Glenglen · under a mileElf Lochlake · 1.5 miCrichton Castle - Historic Scotlandcastle · 2.7 miDuddingston Lochlake · 1.9 miThe Braidshills · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCraigmillar Castle Parkpark · under a mile · 60 haLiberton Public Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haHermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reservepark · 1.2 mi · 61 haLiberton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 32 haKirkbrae Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haMoredun Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197933 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 20217 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,346 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 138 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLiberton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLiberton Medical Group15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGemini Medical Care LTD13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist1 Liberton Braeunder a milePolice stationHowdenhall Police StationEdinburghunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeEdinburghunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryLiberton High Schoolunder a milePrimarySt John Vianney RC Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryGracemount High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI8.6 miRailway stationShawfairNewton Village2.7 miTramPrinces Street (Edinburgh Trams)3.1 miBus stationBus StationEdinburgh3.2 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing5.0 miBus stops107 within a mileCar parkSt Leonard's Car ParkEdinburgh2.1 miEV chargingbp PulseEdinburgh1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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