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Liberton/Gilmerton

Ward

East Edinburgh. About 39,804 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 22% of people in Liberton/Gilmerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
37,445
Most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
22%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Liberton/Gilmerton compares

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

Liberton/GilmertonMiddle
Population17 wards, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 23,117 to 37,445. The middle area is 31,937. Liberton/Gilmerton is 37,445.
37,445most 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%. Liberton/Gilmerton is 22.0%.
22%4th 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%. Liberton/Gilmerton is 97.5%.
97.5%5th 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%. Liberton/Gilmerton is 3.3%.
3.3%7th highest

What is the population of Liberton/Gilmerton?

Liberton/Gilmerton had 37,445 usual residents at the census.

Liberton/Gilmerton is the 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 Liberton/Gilmerton alone. See Edinburgh

Average house price
£301,313
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,169
85th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
531,370
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Liberton/Gilmerton in brief

Liberton/Gilmerton had 37,445 usual residents at the census.

About 22% of people in Liberton/Gilmerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Liberton/Gilmerton, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Liberton/Gilmerton, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.