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Liberton East

Middle area

East Edinburgh. 2,880 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 54% of people in Liberton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,842
Joint 858th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Liberton East

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Crime across Edinburgh

How Liberton East compares

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Liberton EastMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Liberton East is 2,842.
2,84210th 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%. Liberton East is 54.0%.
54%15th 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%. Liberton East is 96.4%.
96.4%50th 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%. Liberton East is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 32nd lowest

What is the population of Liberton East?

Liberton East had 2,842 usual residents at the census.

Liberton East is the joint 858th 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 Liberton East 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
Liberton East in brief

Liberton East had 2,842 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Liberton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Liberton East, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Liberton East, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.