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Southside/Newington

Ward

East Edinburgh. About 36,592 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 13% of people in Southside/Newington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
36,366
2nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
13%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Southside/Newington compares

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

Southside/NewingtonMiddle
Population17 wards, Edinburgh · 2021
Population: every ward in Edinburgh17 areas from 23,117 to 37,445. The middle area is 31,937. Southside/Newington is 36,366.
36,3662nd 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%. Southside/Newington is 13.0%.
13%7th 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%. Southside/Newington is 79.2%.
79.2%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%. Southside/Newington is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 2nd lowest

What is the population of Southside/Newington?

Southside/Newington had 36,366 usual residents at the census.

Southside/Newington is the 2nd 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 Southside/Newington 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
Southside/Newington in brief

Southside/Newington had 36,366 usual residents at the census.

About 13% of people in Southside/Newington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southside/Newington, 79.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Southside/Newington, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.