Groundsense

City of Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh is a council area in Scotland. 12 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

No council in Scotland has a higher average home price than the City of Edinburgh, £303k, which is 7.0 times local pay. Within 1km of the average home are 74.1 ha of parks and public gardens, the 3rd most in Scotland. Its rate of people killed or seriously injured on the roads, 28.0 per 100,000 residents a year, is lower than at 90% of councils. Anxiety, 3.5 out of 10, is the 4th highest in Scotland.

Furthest from the middle

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home 74.1 ha Higher than 90% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 3rd highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.
Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year 28.0 Lower than 90% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 6th lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.
Anxiety, mean out of 10 3.5 Higher than 85% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for. 4th highest of the 31 councils in Scotland.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is City of Edinburgh and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£303k

Higher than 59% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Up 3.3% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedroomsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Price to local earnings7.0

Lower than 53% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical homeNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or vanNot available

Published for England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station41.3%

Higher than 76% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket87.3%

Higher than 75% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacyNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available83%

Higher than 63% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 householdsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year28.0

Lower than 90% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th lowest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlierNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents8.1

Higher than 77% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Down 2.3% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.7

Higher than 82% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th highest of the 31 councils in Scotland.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 85% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 31 councils in Scotland.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women63.9 yrs

Higher than 73% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

8th highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Down 3.3 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home74.1 ha

Higher than 90% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean9.5 µg/m³

Higher than 66% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Down 34.9% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

City of Edinburgh shares a boundary with East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian. Lowest first.

Average house price, all homes: Scottish Borders£192k
West Lothian£228k
East Lothian£280k
Midlothian£282k
City of Edinburgh£303k
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Scottish Borders2.2 µg/m³
East Lothian4.3 µg/m³
Midlothian4.9 µg/m³
West Lothian6 µg/m³
City of Edinburgh9.5 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Scottish Borders8.9%
Midlothian13.8%
West Lothian20.6%
East Lothian33.6%
City of Edinburgh41.3%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 3.3% since June 2025
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 3.3 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 2.3% since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 34.9% since 2019

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