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EH12

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Edinburgh, Corstorphine and The Gyle, in Edinburgh.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EH12 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In EH12, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
39,963
458th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.4%
1,007th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How EH12 compares

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

EH12Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH12 is 39,963.
39,9636th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage54 postcode districts, EH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 30.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.9%. EH12 is 94.9%.
94.9%16th highest
Claimant rate53 postcode districts, EH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in EH53 areas from 0.0% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.4%. EH12 is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6454 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 52.8% to 90.1%. The middle area is 63.9%. EH12 is 63.4%.
63.4%24th lowest

What is the population of EH12?

EH12 had 39,963 usual residents at the census.

EH12 is the 458th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH12

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Balgreen and Roseburn - 01832No figureNo figure99.8%
Balgreen and Roseburn - 02595No figureNo figure100.0%
Balgreen and Roseburn - 03508No figureNo figure99.6%
Balgreen and Roseburn - 04864No figureNo figure99.2%
Balgreen and Roseburn - 05757No figureNo figure100.0%
Balgreen and Roseburn - 06650No figureNo figure100.0%
Carrick Knowe - 01572No figureNo figure96.1%
Carrick Knowe - 02534No figureNo figure100.0%
Carrick Knowe - 03687No figureNo figure100.0%
Carrick Knowe - 04762No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine - 01964No figureNo figure99.6%
Corstorphine - 02680No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine - 03770No figureNo figure99.7%
Corstorphine - 04845No figureNo figure99.8%
Corstorphine - 05754No figureNo figure99.8%
Corstorphine - 06714No figureNo figure95.6%
Corstorphine - 07523No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine North - 011,037No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine North - 02508No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine North - 03729No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine North - 04507No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine North - 051,005No figureNo figure99.8%
Corstorphine South - 01727No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine South - 02800No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine South - 03626No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine South - 04492No figureNo figure100.0%
Corstorphine South - 051,105No figureNo figure99.1%
Corstorphine South - 06783No figureNo figure100.0%
East Craigs North - 02922No figureNo figure100.0%
East Craigs North - 04858No figureNo figure94.5%
East Craigs North - 05751No figureNo figure100.0%
East Craigs North - 06959No figureNo figure74.8%
East Craigs South - 011,100No figureNo figure89.4%
East Craigs South - 02622No figureNo figure100.0%
East Craigs South - 03608No figureNo figure98.9%
East Craigs South - 04822No figureNo figure99.7%
East Craigs South - 05554No figureNo figure100.0%
East Craigs South - 06867No figureNo figure99.7%
East Craigs South - 07622No figureNo figure100.0%
Murrayfield and Ravelston - 01739No figureNo figure67.9%
Murrayfield and Ravelston - 02967No figureNo figure98.7%
Murrayfield and Ravelston - 031,016No figureNo figure98.7%
South Gyle and Edinburgh Park - 01745No figureNo figure100.0%
South Gyle and Edinburgh Park - 02960No figureNo figure99.9%
South Gyle and Edinburgh Park - 03682No figureNo figure99.7%
South Gyle and Edinburgh Park - 041,095No figureNo figure99.6%
South Gyle and Edinburgh Park - 05864No figureNo figure99.5%
South Gyle and Edinburgh Park - 06519No figureNo figure94.8%
Wester Coates - 01910No figureNo figure73.0%
Wester Coates - 02915No figureNo figure78.7%
Wester Coates - 03902No figureNo figure97.4%
Wester Coates - 04981No figureNo figure87.5%

MPs for EH12

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

Middle areas in EH1210

Postcode sectors in EH127

Council1

Towns in EH121

Postcode districts next to EH128

Nearest rail stations4

More in the EH postcode area2

EH12 in brief

EH12 is a postcode district covering Edinburgh, Corstorphine and The Gyle, in Edinburgh.

About 40,861 people lived in EH12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH12 had 39,963 usual residents at the census.

In EH12, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH12, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.4% of residents in EH12 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.