Balerno
Middle areaSouth west City of Edinburgh. 5,787 people in 46 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Balerno’s wards yet.
How Balerno compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
BalernoMiddle
Population117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · 2021
5,8549th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · Jan 2026
96.1%joint 48th lowest
Claimant rate117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · Aug 2026
1.1%joint 18th lowest
Aged 15 to 64117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · 2021
57.0%10th lowest
Figures for the whole of City of Edinburgh
These figures are published for the whole of City of Edinburgh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of City of Edinburgh and not Balerno alone. See City of Edinburgh
Balerno in brief
Balerno had 5,854 usual residents at the census.
In Balerno, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Balerno, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
57.0% of residents in Balerno were aged 15 to 64 at the census.