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Portobello - 01

Neighbourhood

North east Edinburgh. 570 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Portobello - 01, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
589
Joint 4,437th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.3%
Joint 16,672nd 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 Portobello - 01. See deprivation across Edinburgh

How Portobello - 01 compares

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

Portobello - 01Middle
Population653 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh653 areas from 398 to 2,977. The middle area is 764. Portobello - 01 is 589.
589joint 111th 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%. Portobello - 01 is 96.2%.
96.2%joint 205th lowest
Claimant rate595 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh595 areas from 0.0% to 18.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. Portobello - 01 is 6.2%.
6.2%joint 75th 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%. Portobello - 01 is 65.3%.
65.3%joint 248th lowest

What is the population of Portobello - 01?

Portobello - 01 had 589 usual residents at the census.

Portobello - 01 is the joint 4,437th 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 Portobello - 01 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
Portobello - 01 in brief

Portobello - 01 had 589 usual residents at the census.

In Portobello - 01, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Portobello - 01, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.3% of residents in Portobello - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.