# EH11 3QY: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH11 3QY is a postcode in Edinburgh.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Edinburgh. Open the map at EH11 3QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh11) › [EH11 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh11-3)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **Saughton, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **Scotland’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stenhouse and Saughton Mains - 08. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH11 3QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stenhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stenhouse-primary-school-s5529026) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Broomhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomhouse-primary-school-s5521424) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-s5529921) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carrick Knowe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carrick-knowe-primary-school-s5521920) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Longstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longstone-primary-school-s5526523) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Redhall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redhall-school-s5500443) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Balgreen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balgreen-primary-school-s5521025) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Murrayburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murrayburn-primary-school-s5527023) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Saughton (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Whinpark Medical Practice (460 m, 12,143 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stenhouse Place Express (440 m, Tesco); Co-op Scotmid Kingsknowe (780 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Co-op Scotmid Sighthill (940 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,965** (July 2026). Edinburgh’s average house price was £303,965 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,169** (2025). Full-time workers living in Edinburgh earned a median of £43,169 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 85th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Edinburgh costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 531,370** (2025). Edinburgh’s population was an estimated 531,370 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Stenhouse and Saughton Mains - 08 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 588** (2021). Stenhouse and Saughton Mains - 08 had 588 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,416th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Stenhouse and Saughton Mains - 08, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Stenhouse and Saughton Mains - 08, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 71.3%** (2021). 71.3% of residents in Stenhouse and Saughton Mains - 08 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,289th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH11 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 41,095** (2021). EH11 had 41,095 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 419th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 15%** (2022). About 15% of people in EH11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In EH11, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In EH11, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)
- Centre: 55.9306, -3.2657

Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-west): Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2657,55.9306,EH113QY

## How to cite

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