# EH12 7NZ: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH12 7NZ 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 EH12 7NZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh12) › [EH12 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh12-7)

## 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=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **Saughton, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Corstorphine South - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH12 7NZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **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=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forrester High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forrester-high-school-s5532736) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Augustine's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-high-school-s5534038) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Broomhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomhouse-primary-school-s5521424) | Primary | 740 m (9 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carrick Knowe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carrick-knowe-primary-school-s5521920) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Corstorphine Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corstorphine-primary-school-s5522323) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gylemuir Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gylemuir-primary-school-s5524822) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Murrayburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murrayburn-primary-school-s5527023) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Saughton (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Bankhead (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Whinpark Medical Practice (870 m, 12,143 registered patients); Ladywell Medical Centre (East) (950 m, 10,522 registered patients); Ladywell Medical Centre (West) (960 m, 10,251 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stenhouse (410 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Makro Edinburgh (800 m, Makro); Co-op Scotmid Sighthill (1 km, 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.

## Corstorphine South - 04 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 492** (2021). Corstorphine South - 04 had 492 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,369th 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 Corstorphine South - 04, 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: 3.6%** (August 2026). In Corstorphine South - 04, 3.6% 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: 67.9%** (2021). 67.9% of residents in Corstorphine South - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,101st 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.

## EH12 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 39,963** (2021). EH12 had 39,963 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 458th 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: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in EH12 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In EH12, 94.9% 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: 1.6%** (August 2026). In EH12, 1.6% 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: 55.9330, -3.2818

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=-3.2818,55.9330,EH127NZ

## How to cite

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