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Greenbank and The Braids

Middle area

East Edinburgh. 4,325 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 23% of people in Greenbank and The Braids live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,297
1,682nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
23%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Greenbank and The Braids

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How Greenbank and The Braids compares

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Greenbank and The BraidsMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Greenbank and The Braids is 4,297.
4,29754th 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%. Greenbank and The Braids is 23.0%.
23%21st 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%. Greenbank and The Braids is 95.8%.
95.8%47th 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%. Greenbank and The Braids is 0.6%.
0.6%4th lowest

What is the population of Greenbank and The Braids?

Greenbank and The Braids had 4,297 usual residents at the census.

Greenbank and The Braids is the 1,682nd 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 Greenbank and The Braids 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
Greenbank and The Braids in brief

Greenbank and The Braids had 4,297 usual residents at the census.

About 23% of people in Greenbank and The Braids live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Greenbank and The Braids, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Greenbank and The Braids, 0.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.