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Northfield and Piershill - 04

Neighbourhood

North east Edinburgh. 1,029 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 Northfield and Piershill - 04, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
1,000
Joint 10,618th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
76.3%
Joint 2,414th 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 Northfield and Piershill - 04. See deprivation across Edinburgh

How Northfield and Piershill - 04 compares

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

Northfield and Piershill - 04Middle
Population653 neighbourhoods, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Edinburgh653 areas from 398 to 2,977. The middle area is 764. Northfield and Piershill - 04 is 1,000.
1,00084th most 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%. Northfield and Piershill - 04 is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 220th highest
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%. Northfield and Piershill - 04 is 6.7%.
6.7%joint 57th 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%. Northfield and Piershill - 04 is 76.3%.
76.3%joint 177th highest

What is the population of Northfield and Piershill - 04?

Northfield and Piershill - 04 had 1,000 usual residents at the census.

Northfield and Piershill - 04 is the joint 10,618th 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 Northfield and Piershill - 04 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
Northfield and Piershill - 04 in brief

Northfield and Piershill - 04 had 1,000 usual residents at the census.

In Northfield and Piershill - 04, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Northfield and Piershill - 04, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

76.3% of residents in Northfield and Piershill - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.