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Pentland Hills

Ward

South west Edinburgh. About 33,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 80 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
32,092
9th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pentland Hills compares

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

Pentland HillsMiddle
Population17 wards, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 23,117 to 37,445. The middle area is 31,937. Pentland Hills is 32,092.
32,0927th 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%. Pentland Hills is 0.0%.
0%joint 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%. Pentland Hills is 96.3%.
96.3%8th 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%. Pentland Hills is 4.1%.
4.1%3rd highest

What is the population of Pentland Hills?

Pentland Hills had 32,092 usual residents at the census.

Pentland Hills is the 9th 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 Pentland Hills 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
Pentland Hills in brief

Pentland Hills had 32,092 usual residents at the census.

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

In Pentland Hills, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pentland Hills, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.