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Boswall and Pilton

Middle area

North City of Edinburgh. 5,827 people in 0.8 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 Boswall and Pilton’s wards yet.

Population
5,663
2,340th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.7%
1,139th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Boswall and Pilton compares

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Boswall and PiltonMiddle
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. Boswall and Pilton is 5,663.
5,66316th 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%. Boswall and Pilton is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 2nd highest
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%. Boswall and Pilton is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 51st highest
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%. Boswall and Pilton is 69.7%.
69.7%53rd highest

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 Boswall and Pilton 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
Boswall and Pilton in brief

Boswall and Pilton had 5,663 usual residents at the census.

In Boswall and Pilton, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Boswall and Pilton, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

69.7% of residents in Boswall and Pilton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.