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Liberton/Gilmerton

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East City of Edinburgh. About 39,804 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Liberton/Gilmerton, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
37,445
Highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.7%
1,844th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Liberton/Gilmerton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Liberton/GilmertonMiddle
Population17 wards, City of Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every ward in City of Edinburgh17 areas from 23,117 to 37,445. The middle area is 31,937. Liberton/Gilmerton is 37,445.
37,445highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, City of Edinburgh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in City of Edinburgh17 areas from 79.2% to 98.6%. The middle area is 96.0%. Liberton/Gilmerton is 97.5%.
97.5%5th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, City of Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in City of Edinburgh17 areas from 1.1% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. Liberton/Gilmerton is 3.3%.
3.3%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, City of Edinburgh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in City of Edinburgh17 areas from 60.3% to 84.1%. The middle area is 68.6%. Liberton/Gilmerton is 65.7%.
65.7%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of City of Edinburgh

These figures are published for the whole of City of Edinburgh, not for each ward, so they describe all of City of Edinburgh and not Liberton/Gilmerton 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
Liberton/Gilmerton in brief

Liberton/Gilmerton had 37,445 usual residents at the census.

In Liberton/Gilmerton, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Liberton/Gilmerton, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.7% of residents in Liberton/Gilmerton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.