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Comiston and Swanston

Middle area

South east Edinburgh. 5,217 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 19% of people in Comiston and Swanston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,171
2,000th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
19%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Comiston and Swanston

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How Comiston and Swanston compares

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

Comiston and SwanstonMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Comiston and Swanston is 5,171.
5,17129th 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%. Comiston and Swanston is 19.0%.
19%26th 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%. Comiston and Swanston 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%. Comiston and Swanston is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 44th lowest

What is the population of Comiston and Swanston?

Comiston and Swanston had 5,171 usual residents at the census.

Comiston and Swanston is the 2,000th 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 Comiston and Swanston alone. See 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
531,370
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Comiston and Swanston in brief

Comiston and Swanston had 5,171 usual residents at the census.

About 19% of people in Comiston and Swanston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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

In Comiston and Swanston, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.