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Colinton/Fairmilehead

Ward

South Edinburgh. About 24,340 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 3% of people in Colinton/Fairmilehead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
24,486
55th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Colinton/Fairmilehead compares

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

Colinton/FairmileheadMiddle
Population17 wards, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 23,117 to 37,445. The middle area is 31,937. Colinton/Fairmilehead is 24,486.
24,4865th least 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%. Colinton/Fairmilehead is 3.0%.
3%8th fewest 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%. Colinton/Fairmilehead is 98.3%.
98.3%3rd highest
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%. Colinton/Fairmilehead is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of Colinton/Fairmilehead?

Colinton/Fairmilehead had 24,486 usual residents at the census.

Colinton/Fairmilehead is the 55th 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 Colinton/Fairmilehead 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
Colinton/Fairmilehead in brief

Colinton/Fairmilehead had 24,486 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in Colinton/Fairmilehead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Colinton/Fairmilehead, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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