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Fernieside and Moredun South

Middle area

East Edinburgh. 3,738 people (mid-2024 estimate) 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 67% of people in Fernieside and Moredun South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,731
Joint 1,403rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
67%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Fernieside and Moredun South

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How Fernieside and Moredun South compares

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Fernieside and Moredun SouthMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Fernieside and Moredun South is 3,731.
3,73135th 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%. Fernieside and Moredun South is 67.0%.
67%9th 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%. Fernieside and Moredun South is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 33rd 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%. Fernieside and Moredun South is 3.4%.
3.4%joint 30th highest

What is the population of Fernieside and Moredun South?

Fernieside and Moredun South had 3,731 usual residents at the census.

Fernieside and Moredun South is the joint 1,403rd 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 Fernieside and Moredun South 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
Fernieside and Moredun South in brief

Fernieside and Moredun South had 3,731 usual residents at the census.

About 67% of people in Fernieside and Moredun South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fernieside and Moredun South, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fernieside and Moredun South, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.