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EH13

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Edinburgh, Oxgangs and Colinton, 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 EH13 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 EH13, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,436
1,033rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.7%
1,192nd highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How EH13 compares

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

EH13Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH13 is 15,436.
15,43625th 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%. EH13 is 98.3%.
98.3%2nd 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%. EH13 is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 17th highest
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%. EH13 is 62.7%.
62.7%19th lowest

What is the population of EH13?

EH13 had 15,436 usual residents at the census.

EH13 is the 1,033rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH13

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bonaly and The Pentlands - 01647No figureNo figure89.0%
Bonaly and The Pentlands - 021,116No figureNo figure98.6%
Bonaly and The Pentlands - 031,077No figureNo figure99.3%
Bonaly and The Pentlands - 04486No figureNo figure100.0%
Bonaly and The Pentlands - 05696No figureNo figure87.3%
Bonaly and The Pentlands - 06642No figureNo figure98.6%
Colinton Mains and Firrhill - 01891No figureNo figure99.6%
Colinton Mains and Firrhill - 02824No figureNo figure100.0%
Colinton Mains and Firrhill - 03886No figureNo figure100.0%
Colinton Mains and Firrhill - 04677No figureNo figure100.0%
Colinton Mains and Firrhill - 05711No figureNo figure100.0%
Colinton and Kingsknowe - 01947No figureNo figure99.2%
Colinton and Kingsknowe - 02911No figureNo figure97.7%
Colinton and Kingsknowe - 031,119No figureNo figure97.8%
Colinton and Kingsknowe - 04682No figureNo figure97.4%
Comiston and Swanston - 01449No figureNo figure100.0%
Oxgangs - 01886No figureNo figure100.0%
Oxgangs - 02786No figureNo figure99.5%
Oxgangs - 03759No figureNo figure99.6%
Oxgangs - 04443No figureNo figure100.0%

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Middle areas in EH134

Postcode sectors in EH132

Council1

Towns in EH131

Postcode districts next to EH133

Nearest rail stations4

More in the EH postcode area2

EH13 in brief

EH13 is a postcode district covering Edinburgh, Oxgangs and Colinton, in Edinburgh.

About 15,203 people lived in EH13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH13 had 15,436 usual residents at the census.

In EH13, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH13, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.7% of residents in EH13 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.