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Parkhead and Sighthill

Middle area

Central Edinburgh. 3,064 people in 0.4 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 Parkhead and Sighthill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,988
970th 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
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Parkhead and Sighthill

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How Parkhead and Sighthill compares

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

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Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Parkhead and Sighthill is 2,988.
2,98814th 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%. Parkhead and Sighthill 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%. Parkhead and Sighthill is 100.0%.
100.0%highest
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%. Parkhead and Sighthill is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 45th highest

What is the population of Parkhead and Sighthill?

Parkhead and Sighthill had 2,988 usual residents at the census.

Parkhead and Sighthill is the 970th 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 Parkhead and Sighthill 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
Parkhead and Sighthill in brief

Parkhead and Sighthill had 2,988 usual residents at the census.

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

In Parkhead and Sighthill, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Parkhead and Sighthill, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.