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Comiston and Swanston - 03

Neighbourhood

South east Edinburgh. 621 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Comiston and Swanston - 03, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
622
Joint 5,141st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
53.4%
Joint 2,245th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
33.8%
Joint 2,335th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Comiston and Swanston - 03. See deprivation across Edinburgh

How Comiston and Swanston - 03 compares

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

Comiston and Swanston - 03Middle
Population653 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh653 areas from 398 to 2,977. The middle area is 764. Comiston and Swanston - 03 is 622.
622joint 146th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage653 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh653 areas from 28.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.1%. Comiston and Swanston - 03 is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Aged 15 to 64653 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh653 areas from 48.0% to 97.5%. The middle area is 68.4%. Comiston and Swanston - 03 is 53.4%.
53.4%28th lowest
Aged 65 and over653 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh653 areas from 0.8% to 39.9%. The middle area is 15.3%. Comiston and Swanston - 03 is 33.8%.
33.8%joint 16th highest

What is the population of Comiston and Swanston - 03?

Comiston and Swanston - 03 had 622 usual residents at the census.

Comiston and Swanston - 03 is the joint 5,141st least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Edinburgh

These figures are published for the whole of Edinburgh, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Edinburgh and not Comiston and Swanston - 03 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
Comiston and Swanston - 03 in brief

Comiston and Swanston - 03 had 622 usual residents at the census.

In Comiston and Swanston - 03, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

53.4% of residents in Comiston and Swanston - 03 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

33.8% of residents in Comiston and Swanston - 03 were aged 65 or over at the census.