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Queensferry East

Middle area

North west Edinburgh. 4,783 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 66% of people in Queensferry East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,600
Joint 1,792nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
66%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Queensferry East

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How Queensferry East compares

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

Queensferry EastMiddle
Population117 middle areas, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Edinburgh117 areas from 2,463 to 7,413. The middle area is 4,468. Queensferry East is 4,600.
4,60051st 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%. Queensferry East is 66.0%.
66%joint 10th most 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%. Queensferry East is 94.9%.
94.9%42nd 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%. Queensferry East is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 50th lowest

What is the population of Queensferry East?

Queensferry East had 4,600 usual residents at the census.

Queensferry East is the joint 1,792nd 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 Queensferry East 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
Queensferry East in brief

Queensferry East had 4,600 usual residents at the census.

About 66% of people in Queensferry East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Queensferry East, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Queensferry East, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.