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Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North

Middle area

North east City of Edinburgh. 5,491 people in 0.6 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 Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North’s wards yet.

Population
5,255
2,034th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
81.8%
168th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North compares

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Meadowbank and Abbeyhill NorthMiddle
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. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is 5,255.
5,25526th 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%. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is 93.4%.
93.4%36th 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%. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North 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%. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is 81.8%.
81.8%19th 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 Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North 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
Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North in brief

Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North had 5,255 usual residents at the census.

In Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

81.8% of residents in Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.