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Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North

Middle area

North east Edinburgh. 5,491 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 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 Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,255
Joint 2,034th 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
93.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North

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How Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North compares

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Meadowbank and Abbeyhill NorthMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is 5,255.
5,25526th 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%. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North 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%. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is 93.4%.
93.4%36th 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%. Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 51st highest

What is the population of Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North?

Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North had 5,255 usual residents at the census.

Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North is the joint 2,034th 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 Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North 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
Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North in brief

Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North had 5,255 usual residents at the census.

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

In Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.