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Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road

Middle area

East Edinburgh. 6,912 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 2% of people in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,797
Joint 3,963rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
2%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road

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How Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road compares

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Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield RoadMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in 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 most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road is 2.0%.
2%36th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage117 middle areas, Edinburgh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in 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, Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in 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

What is the population of Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road?

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

Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road is the joint 3,963rd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Edinburgh

These figures are published for the whole of Edinburgh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Edinburgh and not Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road alone. See Edinburgh

Average house price
£301,313
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,169
85th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
531,370
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road in brief

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

About 2% of people in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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.