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Broomhouse and Bankhead

Middle area

Central Edinburgh. 4,201 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Broomhouse and Bankhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,058
1,570th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Broomhouse and Bankhead

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How Broomhouse and Bankhead compares

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

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Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Broomhouse and Bankhead is 4,058.
4,05847th least 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%. Broomhouse and Bankhead is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. Broomhouse and Bankhead is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 27th highest
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%. Broomhouse and Bankhead is 5.0%.
5.0%joint 18th highest

What is the population of Broomhouse and Bankhead?

Broomhouse and Bankhead had 4,058 usual residents at the census.

Broomhouse and Bankhead is the 1,570th 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 Broomhouse and Bankhead 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
Broomhouse and Bankhead in brief

Broomhouse and Bankhead had 4,058 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Broomhouse and Bankhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Broomhouse and Bankhead, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broomhouse and Bankhead, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.