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North east Edinburgh. About 34,658 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 64% of people in City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
32,759
8th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
64%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How City Centre compares

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

City CentreMiddle
Population17 wards, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 23,117 to 37,445. The middle area is 31,937. City Centre is 32,759.
32,7596th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Edinburgh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 0.0% to 64.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. City Centre is 64.0%.
64%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Edinburgh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 79.2% to 98.6%. The middle area is 96.0%. City Centre is 79.7%.
79.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate17 wards, Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 1.1% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. City Centre is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of City Centre?

City Centre had 32,759 usual residents at the census.

City Centre is the 8th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Edinburgh

These figures are published for the whole of Edinburgh, not for each ward, so they describe all of Edinburgh and not City Centre 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
City Centre in brief

City Centre had 32,759 usual residents at the census.

About 64% of people in City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In City Centre, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In City Centre, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.