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Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road

Middle area

East City of Edinburgh. 6,912 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road’s wards yet.

Population
6,797
3,963rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.2%
4,533rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road compares

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Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield RoadMiddle
Population117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in City of Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road is 6,797.
6,7974th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in City of Edinburgh117 areas from 47.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road is 89.7%.
89.7%joint 25th lowest
Claimant rate117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in City of Edinburgh117 areas from 0.5% to 12.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road is 1.2%.
1.2%joint 22nd lowest
Aged 15 to 64117 middle areas, City of Edinburgh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in City of Edinburgh117 areas from 52.4% to 92.6%. The middle area is 69.0%. Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road is 63.2%.
63.2%joint 32nd 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 Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road alone. See City of Edinburgh

Average house price
£303,965
Up 4.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,169
85th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road in brief

Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road had 6,797 usual residents at the census.

In Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.2% of residents in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road were aged 15 to 64 at the census.