West Pilton
Middle areaNorth Edinburgh. 5,817 people in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Pilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Pilton
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How West Pilton compares
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What is the population of West Pilton?
West Pilton had 5,462 usual residents at the census.
West Pilton is the 2,172nd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Edinburgh
These figures are published for the whole of Edinburgh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Edinburgh and not West Pilton alone. See Edinburgh
West Pilton in brief
West Pilton had 5,462 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Pilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Pilton, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In West Pilton, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.